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Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. In 2014, there were 14 distinctive Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions on the territory of Italy, some of them belonging to canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, while others are classified as
independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
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(noncanonical). First session of the Council of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in Italy was held in 2009.
The main canonical Eastern Orthodox churches and ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Italy are as follows:
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy (and Malta from until the creation of the Exarchate of Malta in 2021), officially the Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe ( it, Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d'Italia ed Esarc ...
(officially Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe), a diocese of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...
, officially recognized by the Italian government under the
otto per mille scheme,
* Serbian Orthodox Vicariate of Italy, under the jurisdiction of
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland
The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland or Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Austria and Switzerland ( sr, Српска православна епархија аустријско-швајцарска) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Se ...
,
*
Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, a diocese of the Romanian Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe,
Biserica Ortodoxă Română: Episcopia Italiei
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* Patriarchal parishes in Italy
The Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Italian Republic (russian: Приходы Московского патриархата в Итальянской Республике, it, parrocchie del Patriarcato di Mosca in Repubblica Italiana)) ...
, a jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church
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, abbreviation = ROC
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in Italy,
* Parishes of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( bg, Българска православна църква, translit=Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria ( bg, Българска патриаршия, links=no, translit=Balgarsk ...
in Italy,
* Parishes of the Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...
in Italy.
* Parishes of the Macedonian Orthodox Church
The Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of Ohrid (MOC-AO; mk, Македонска православна црква – Охридска архиепископија), or simply the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) or the Archdiocese o ...
- Metropolitanate of Europe.
Other Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Italy are:
* Metropolitan of Aquilea, and independent organization founded in 1978 by Archimandrite Evloghios Hessler, the head of a Russian Church in Italy, following the Russian tradition, with followers in Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Germany,
* Parishes of Greek Old Calendarists
Old Calendarists (Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Eastern Orthodox Chri ...
in Italy,
* Orthodox Church in Italy, an independent organization,
See also
* Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste
Saint Spyridon Church ( it, Chiesa di San Spiridione; sr, Црква светог Спиридона / Crkva svetog Spiridona) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Trieste, Italy.
History
The Orthodox community in Trieste was established in 1748 bu ...
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External links
CESNUR: Chiese ortodosse e antico orientali in Italia
Consiglio Episcopale Ortodosso d’italia e Malta
Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe
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