Eastern Orthodoxy in the Philippines refers to the
Eastern Orthodox
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 ...
presence in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
as a whole.
Overview
In 1989, Adamopoulos saw the need to establish the first Greek Orthodox church in the Philippines and thus established the Hellenic Orthodox Foundation, Inc., but he died in 1993 before the church was completed. The Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral in Sucat,
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people.
It is ...
,
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...
, was finished in 1996 and was consecrated by
Ecumenical Patriarch
The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of th ...
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Bartholomew I ( el, Βαρθολομαῖος Αʹ, , tr, I. Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is
the 270th archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the '' ...
in 2000.
Since then, other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches have established their presence in the Philippines, particularly in
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
. Alongside the local Greek community, a small community of Serbians and Russians living in the Philippines conduct services here.
There is an estimated number of 200,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians living in the country. Those E. O. belong to the
Moscow Patriarchate
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, to the
Patriarchate of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). As the traditional "overseer" (ἐπίσκοπος, ''episkopos'', from which the word ''bishop'' is derived) of the first gentile Christian c ...
, and to the
Ecumenical Patriarchate
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...
.
Churches
There are three
autocephalous
Autocephaly (; from el, αὐτοκεφαλία, meaning "property of being self-headed") is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern O ...
Eastern Orthodox churches with a presence in the country, the jurisdictions of which overlap with each other. These are:
* the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in the Philippines, under the
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East;
* the
Exarchate of the Philippines
The Exarchate of the Philippines (Greek: ''Εξάρχεια των Φιλιππίνων''; Tagalog: ''Eksarkado ng Filipinas''; Spanish: ''Exarcado de Filipinas''; Pampangan: ''Eksarkadu ning Filipinas''; Zambal: ''Iksarkado nin Filipinas''; B ...
, under the
Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...
; and
* the
Patriarchate of Moscow
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, the jurisdiction of which is divided into:
**the
Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam
The Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam (also known as the Philippine–Vietnamese Diocese or the Filipino-Vietnamese Diocese, rus, Филиппинско-Вьетнамская епархия, Filippinsko-Vyetnamskaya yeparhiya) is a diocese o ...
, under the
Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia;
and
** the
, under the semiautonomous
Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia
The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (russian: Ру́сская Правосла́вная Це́рковь Заграни́цей, lit=Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, translit=Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov' Zagranitsey), also called Ru ...
.
There are also groups in the country which use the term ''orthodox'' in their names but which are not in communion with any of the fourteen to
seventeen recognized autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.
References
External links
Philippines: The Dawn of Orthodoxy Serbian Orthodox Church
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Orthodoxy in the Philippines, OrthodoxWiki
{{Religion in the Philippines