Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity 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 ...

. 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

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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: *

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 Esar ...

(officially Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe), a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, 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, * 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

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in Italy, * Parishes of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church 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,

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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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