The French Orthodox Church (FOC; french: Église orthodoxe française, EOF) is a self-governing

Western Orthodox Western Rite Orthodoxy, also called Western Orthodoxy or the Orthodox Western Rite, are congregations within the Eastern Orthodox tradition which perform their liturgy in Western forms. Besides altered versions of the Tridentine Mass, congrega ...

church formed in 1975. The church's current first hierarch is Bishop Martin (Laplaud), the abbot of the Orthodox Monastery of St Michel du Var. The EOF has communities in France, Brazil, and the French-speaking Caribbean.

Relations with other churches

The French Orthodox Church is in full communion with the

Orthodox Church of the Gauls The Orthodox Church of the Gauls (OCG; french: Église Orthodoxe des Gaules, EOG) is a self-governing Christian church formed in 2006. The primate of the is Bishop Gregory (Mendez), the Bishop of Arles and the abbot of the Monastery of St Mich ...

and the

Celtic Orthodox Church The Celtic Orthodox Church (COC; ), also called the Holy Celtic Church, is an autocephalous Christian church founded in the 20th century in France. Since 25 December 2007, the Celtic Orthodox Church has been in communion with the French Orthodox ...

through the

Communion of Western Orthodox Churches The Communion of Western Orthodox Churches (CWOC; french: Communion des Églises orthodoxes occidentales, CEOO) is a communion of Christian churches. Overview The communion currently comprises three member churches: * The Celtic Orthodox ...

, since its establishment on 25 December 2007.

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* {{Christianity-stub Western Rite Orthodoxy Christian denominations founded in France