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,

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 seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in ...

, was finished in 1996 and was consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople 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, 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.

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 The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Antiochian Orthodox Church governed by the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Marianas Island, and All Oceania. It is on ...

, 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''; ...

, under the

Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia Eastern Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia () is an Eastern Orthodox diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It is centred in Hong Kong and has jurisdiction over Eastern Orthodox Christians in Southeast Asia. ...

of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; and * the

Patriarchate of Moscow , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type ...

, the jurisdiction of which is divided into: **the Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam, under the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia; and ** the

Philippine Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia The ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) Canonical and Official Representation in the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Eastern Orthodox Church under the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (also called the Russian Orthodox Church ...

, under the semiautonomous Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia. 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 * Orthodoxy in the Philippines, OrthodoxWiki {{Religion in the Philippines