Estonian Orthodox Church (Ecumenical Patriarchate)

Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (Eesti Kirik Apostlik-igeusu)
Autocephaly / Autonomy declared	1923 and 1996 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized	autonomy
Current primate	Metropolitan Stphane
Headquarters	Tallinn, Estonia
Primary territory	Estonia
Territorial extension	-
Rite	Byzantine
Language (s) liturgical (s)	Estonian
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The Apostolic Orthodox Church of Estonia is an independent jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in Estonia canonically attached to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

The head of the Church carries the title of Metropolitan of Tallinn and all Estonia, with residence in Tallinn (current owner: Stphane History

History of the Orthodox Church in Estonia

Autonomous Orthodox Church of Estonia

• 1918 Independence of Estonia.
• 7 July 1923 Talk of the Orthodox Church of Estonia in the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople with Alexandru (Paulusu) as the first Metropolitan of Tallinn and all Estonia.
• September 1924 Split into two dioceses: Tallinn and Narva.

Metropolitan of Estonia's Moscow Patriarchate and the Church in Exile

Restoration of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church

• 11 August 1993 The Department of Religious Affairs of Estonia recognizes the Synod of the Church in Exile as the only legitimate successor of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church that the Synod has no legal representative in the country.
• 1994 54 (83) parishes need to be placed within the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
• 1996 The Patriarchate of Constantinople reaffirms the autonomy granted in 1923.

During the ecumenical meeting in Ravenna in 2007, this metropolis has been a disagreement between the patriarchate of Constantinople and the Patriarchate of Moscow, which says that Estonia is part of its canonical territory, which is designed as the former Soviet Union.

Organization

The Church has three dioceses:

• Archdiocese of Tallinn
• Diocese of Tartu
• Diocese of Prnu, Saaremaa

It has about fifty parishes.

See also

Related articles

• Estonian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)

External Links

• (En) Official site of the Church
• (Es) Official site of the Church with the list of parishes
• (In) OrthodoxWiki - Church of Estonia

• Christians of the East Portal
• Estonia portal

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