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Several Christian Churches or church bodies are commonly referred to as "Orthodox". Most of them are identifiable as part of Eastern Christianity. The three principle Orthodox movements are: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed in Greece, the Balkans, the rest of Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Eastern Christianity refers collectively to the Christian traditions and churches which developed in Greece, the Balkans, the rest of Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, northeastern Africa and southern India over several centuries of religious antiquity. ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church includes the following churches The Eastern Orthodox Church is a religious organization which claims to be the direct continuation of the original Christian body, founded by Jesus and his Twelve Apostles. ...

• Autocephalous Churches
  • Orthodox Church of Constantinople
  • Orthodox Church of Alexandria
  • The Orthodox Church of Antioch
  • Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
  • Orthodox Church of Russia
  • The Orthodox Church of Georgia
  • The Orthodox Church of Serbia
  • The Orthodox Church of Romania
  • The Orthodox Church of Bulgaria
  • The Orthodox Church of Cyprus
  • The Orthodox Church of Greece
  • The Orthodox Church of Albania
  • The Orthodox Church of Poland
  • The Orthodox Church of Slovakia and the Czech Lands
  • The Orthodox Church in America

• Autonomous Churches
  • The Orthodox Church of Sinai (under the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem)
  • The Orthodox Church of Finland (under the Orthodox Church of Constantinople)
  • The Orthodox Church of Japan (under the Orthodox Church of Russia)
  • The Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate)

• An exceptional church generally considered to be orthodox in beliefs but otherwise not in official communion with all of the above churches (except the Church of Jerusalem and the Church of Serbia).
  • Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Oriental Orthodoxy is a separate group of churches, all in communion with each other but not part of that communion of churches known as "The Orthodox Church", the two having become separated after the Fourth Oecumenical Council. Oriental Orthodoxy includes the following churches In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... The Orthodox Church of Constantinople is one of the fifteen autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ... The Orthodox Church of Alexandria is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. ... The Antiochian Orthodox Church is one of the five churches that composed the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church before the Great Schism, and today is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. ... The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, properly called the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is regarded by Orthodox Christians as the mother church of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Saqartvelos Samotsiqulo Avtokepaluri Martlmadidebeli Eklesia in Georgian language) is one of the worlds most ancient Christian Churches, founded in the 1st century by the Apostle Andrew. ... Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) (Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalous Orthodox Christian churches, ranking sixth after Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Russia. ... The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ... The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian: , Bylgarska pravoslavna cyrkva) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6. ... The ancient Church of Cyprus is one of the fourteen or fifteen independent (autocephalous) Eastern Orthodox churches, which are in communion and in doctrinal agreement with one another but not all subject to one patriarch. ... The Church of Greece is one of the fifteenth autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches which make up the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... The Orthodox Authocephalous Church of Albania is one of the newest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches, having only been established in the 20th century. ... Orthodox church in Hajnówka The Autocephalous Church of Poland, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, is one of the independent Orthodox churches. ... The Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church (Czechoslovak Orthodox Church up to 1993) traces its roots to the Church of the Czech Brethren of the 1920s. ... The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Herman. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, autocephaly is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. ... St. ... The Finnish Orthodox Church is the second official national church of Finland, beside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. ... The Japanese Orthodox Church (日本ハリストス正教会) is an autonomous church of Eastern Orthodoxy, under the omophor of the Russian Orthodox Church. ... The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is an autonomous church of Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, under the ecclesiastic link to the Moscow Patriarchy. ... The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, ROCA, or ROCOR) is a jurisdiction of Eastern Orthodoxy formed in response against the policy of Bolsheviks with respect to religion in the Soviet Union soon after the Russian Revolution. ... The term Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only the first three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus — and reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon. ... The Council of Chalcedon was an ecumenical council that took place from October 8 to November 1, 451, at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), today part of the city of Istanbul on the Asian side of the Bosphorus and known as the district of Kadıköy. ...

• Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
• Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Armenian Apostolic Church
• Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
• Indian Orthodox Church
• Eritrean Orthodox Church

The Assyrian Church of the East, which sometimes describes itself as the Assyrian Orthodox Church Jesus Christ in a Coptic icon. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... Official standard of Karekin II Catholicos of Armenia The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the Gregorian Church, is the worlds oldest national church and one of the most ancient Christian communities. ... This Ethiopian icon shows St. ... The Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East), is a prominent member of the Oriental Orthodox Church family in Christianity. ... The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches. ... The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East under His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle as well as Saint_Mari and Addai as evidenced in the Doctrine of...

Other movements and churches described as Orthodox

• Old Believers, a movement containing a large number of Orthodox denominations, which broke from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century:
  • Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church

• Western Orthodoxy, which is a term usually used to describe parishes that, although actually Eastern Orthodox, use rites adapted for use in Protestant or Catholic countries. It is also used by some church bodies associated with the Old Catholic Church, Continuing Anglican Movement, and Liberal Catholic Church.

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. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Russian Old-Orthodox Church. ... Western Orthodoxy is a strand of Orthodox Christian worship adapted for congregations in traditionally Catholic or Protestant countries. ... The Old Catholic Church is a community of Christian churches. ... The Continuing Anglican Movement is a group of Christian churches which follow the Anglican tradition but which split from one or another province of the Anglican Communion because of its perceived rejection of orthodoxy. ... The Liberal Catholic Church is a form of Christianity open to theosophical ideas. ...

External links

Greek Orthodox Church http://www.ecclesia.gr

Indian Orthodox Church http://www.orthodoxsyrianchurch.com

http://www.orthodoxchurch.in

http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8029.asp

http://www.saintignatiuschurch.org/timeline.html

Parish of Vareia, Mytilini, Greece http://www.pigizois.net/agglika/agglika.htm