Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy is the first full and stable church hierarchy created by the Old Believers. In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ...

The hierarchy was created in 1846 by acceptance of the Greek Metropolitan Ambrose. The hierarchy is called after the name of the see of the First Hierarch Belaya Krinitsa, Bukowina, in Austria-Hungary (currently - West Ukraine). In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop (then more precisely called Metropolitan archbishop) of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... Bila Krynytsya (Ukrainian: , Romanian: ) is a village in Ukraine in Chernivtsi Oblast with 169 inhabitants (2006), located on the Ukrainian-Romanian border. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

Major sponsorship for organizing this hierarchy (search for a metropolitan, organizing the necessary facilities, smuggling of canditates for priesthood etc. through the Russian border in both directions) came also from the Russian Old Believers merchants families, such as Ryabushinskie and Morozovy. Morozovy (Морозовы) is a famous Old Believers merchant Russian family. ...

Therefore the hierarchy was immediately accepted in Moscow - especially in Rogozhskoe cemetery. Those who didn't accept the hierarchy continued to accept priests from the Russian Orthodox State Church who had denounced the novelties of Patriarch Nikon. These Old Believers remained Beglopopovtsy. The cross is being risen on the belfry of the Rogozhskoe Cemetery on Sept. ... Beglopopovtsy (Беглопоповцы in Russian, which may be translated as runaway priests) was one of the denominations among the Popovtsy, who belonged to the Russian Old-Orthodox Church. ...

The Orthodox Old-Rite Church (in earlier times called Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church with jurisdiction all over the world) and Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church constitute this hierarchy. The Orthodox Old-Rite Church or Orthodox Oldritualist Church (sometimes called Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church) is the Mother Church of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy (Eastern Orthodox Church) with jurisdiction all over the world. ... The Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (or Orthodox Oldritualist Church, Orthodox Old-Rite Church) is the Mother Church of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy (Eastern Orthodox Church) with jurisdiction all over the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Russian Old-Orthodox Church. ...

The First Hierarch of the Belokrinitskaja Hierarchy Orthodox Old-Rite Church nominally has the seat of his ecclesiastical See in Bila Krynytsya, a small village that lies in southwest Ukraine, just north of the border with Romania. In practice, the current incumbent, Bishop Leonty, discharges his duties from Brăila, a city on the lower Danube. The Orthodox Old-Rite Church or Orthodox Oldritualist Church (sometimes called Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church) is the Mother Church of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy (Eastern Orthodox Church) with jurisdiction all over the world. ... Bila Krynytsya (Ukrainian: , Romanian: ) is a village in the Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... County Brăila County Status County capital Mayor Constantin Sever Cibu, National Liberal Party, since 2004 Population (2002) 216,929 Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river of the European Union and Europes second-longest[3] (after the Volga). ...

References

• hidden europe report 8 August 2006

See also

Old Believers In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ...