The Orthodox Church in Italy ( it, Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia) is an

Old Catholic The terms Old Catholic Church, Old Catholics, Old-Catholic churches or Old Catholic movement designate "any of the groups of Western Christians who believe themselves to maintain in complete loyalty the doctrine and traditions of the Great Chu ...

denomination mainly present 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 ...

. The jurisdiction is registered with the Italian authorities both as ''Orthodox Church in Italy'' and Old Catholic Church in Italy.

History

The church was founded in 1983 as a traditional

church by

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...

bishop Antonio De Rosso, a former

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priest. After De Rosso died in 2009, the church became an association in memory of him, '.

Old Catholic Church in Italy (Nordic Catholic Church vicariate)

, the church adopted the alternative name Old Catholic Church in Italy (NCC-COI) and is a vicariate of the

Nordic Catholic Church The Nordic Catholic Church ( no, den nordisk-katolske kirke) is a church body based in Norway of High Church Lutheran patrimony. The Nordic Catholic Church is a member of the Union of Scranton. The Nordic Catholic Church was founded in 1999 b ...

(NCC) . The is a member church of the

Union of Scranton The Union of Scranton is a communion of Old Catholic churches established in 2008 by the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) of the United States, after the Union of Utrecht began ordaining women and blessing same-sex unions. Since then, ...

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Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy Christian organizations established in 1983 Christian denominations established in the 20th century Independent Catholic denominations Independent Eastern Orthodox denominations {{Eastern-Orthodoxy-stub

History

Old Catholic Church in Italy (Nordic Catholic Church vicariate)

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