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*[[Church of China]] (virtually non-existent) | *[[Church of China]] (virtually non-existent) | ||
*[[Church of Ukraine]] | *[[Church of Ukraine]] | ||
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| + | ==Formerly independent churches== | ||
| + | These churches were either formerly autocephalous or autonomous, or in some cases no longer exist. | ||
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| + | *[[Church of Carthage]] | ||
| + | *[[Church of Latvia]] | ||
| + | *[[Church of Lithuania]] | ||
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| + | ==Unrecognized independent churches== | ||
| + | The following churches are variously unrecognized by the mainstream churches as independent and/or canonical. | ||
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| + | *[[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]] | ||
| + | *[[Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Macedonian Orthodox Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Montenegrin Orthodox Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 12:56, July 6, 2005
The autocephalous and autonomous Orthodox churches are those churches which have self-government.
There is not currently unanimous agreement on which churches are autoephalous or autonomous. There is, however, an order which is followed in international Inter-Orthodox gatherings, which is included here first. There is an expanded order which is recognized by some churches, most notably the Church of Russia and its dependencies and historical daughter churches. Despite the disagreement on which churches have autocephalous or autonomous status, all these churches maintain full communion with one another.
Contents
Inter-Orthodox order
Autocephalous churches
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Patriarchate of Alexandria
- Patriarchate of Antioch
- Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Patriarchate of Moscow
- Patriarchate of Serbia
- Patriarchate of Romania
- Patriarchate of Bulgaria
- Patriarchate of Georgia
- Church of Cyprus
- Church of Greece
- Church of Poland
- Church of Albania
Autonomous churches
Expanded order
Autocephalous churches
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Patriarchate of Alexandria
- Patriarchate of Antioch
- Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- Patriarchate of Moscow
- Patriarchate of Serbia
- Patriarchate of Romania
- Patriarchate of Bulgaria
- Patriarchate of Georgia
- Church of Cyprus
- Church of Greece
- Church of Poland
- Church of Albania
- Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
- Orthodox Church in America
Autonomous churches
- Church of Sinai
- Church of Finland
- Church of Estonia (autonomy recognized by Constantinople but not Moscow)
- Church of Japan
- Church of China (virtually non-existent)
- Church of Ukraine
Formerly independent churches
These churches were either formerly autocephalous or autonomous, or in some cases no longer exist.
Unrecognized independent churches
The following churches are variously unrecognized by the mainstream churches as independent and/or canonical.
- Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)
- Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
- Macedonian Orthodox Church
- Montenegrin Orthodox Church
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
See also
Sources
- Fitzgerald, Thomas E. The Orthodox Church. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1998, p. 151.
- World Orthodox Churches, from the OCA website
