Autonomous Orthodox Church Of Bessarabia
| Autonomous Orthodox Church of Bessarabia (Biserica Ortodox autonomous Basarabiei) | |
|---|---|
| Autocephaly / Autonomy declared | 1923 (creation), 1992 (revival) |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | 1992 by the Patriarchate of Romania all |
| Current primate | Metropolitan Petru |
| Headquarters | Chisinau , Moldova |
| Primary territory | Bessarabia |
| Territorial extension | Region of Odessa in Ukraine , Chuvashia |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Romanian |
| Calendar | Julian |
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The Orthodox Metropolis of Bessarabia and Autonomous Orthodox Church of Bessarabia is a Church Orthodox Autonomous canonically related to the Patriarchate of Romania all. The head of the Church carries the title of Archbishop of Chiinu, Metropolitan of Bessarabia, and Exarch, with residence in Chisinau (incumbent: Petru (Pduraru)).
Summary |
At the time of the Principality of Moldavia , the present Republic of Moldova was under the "Metropolis of Suceava and All Moldova, under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. After the Russian annexation of 1812 , an "Archdiocese of Bessarabia" was created by the Patriarchate of Moscow , and finally recognized by Constantinople in 1852. When the first Republic of Moldova proclaimed its independence in 1917 and its annexation to Romania in 1918 , the Archdiocese became independent and was attached to the Patriarchate of Romania in 1919. In 1923 it was erected by Orthodox Metropolis of Bessarabia. This metropolis has ceased trading during the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia (1940-1941) and during the regime communist in Soviet Moldavia (1944-1991) that restores the obedience of the Moscow Patriarchate. Reactivated in 1992, the Orthodox Metropolis of Bessarabia will be officially recognized by the Moldovan authorities (pro-Russian) in 2002 , after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.
Organization
The Church has four dioceses:
- Archeparchy Chisinau (reactivated in 1995, recorded in 2004)
- Eparchy of Balti (reactivated in 1992, recorded in 2004)
- Eparchy of Southern Bessarabia (Cantemir) (reactivated in 2001, recorded in 2006)
- Eparchy of Dubsari and Transnistria (reactivated in 2004, recorded in 2006)
See also
Related articles
External Links
- (Ro) Website
- (En) Article Religioscope - Orthodoxy in Moldova: Challenges identity of a small country battered by history
Bibliography
- Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu, "Church-State Conflict in the Republic of Moldova: The Bessarabian Metropolitanate," Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. 36, no. 4 (December 2003), pp. 443-465.
| Autocephalous churches | |
| Autonomous Churches | |
| Independent churches noncanonical | |
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| See also: two councils of churches - churches of three councils - the Eastern Catholic Churches | |
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