List Of Canonical Autocephalous Orthodox Churches
The canonical autocephalous Orthodox Churches distributed territorially, independent legal and administrative, are united to each other by the confession of a common faith and mutual recognition. Fourteen of them are recognized as autocephalous churches. They adopted a classification according to a traditional honorary rank.
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is to hold the Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch is the "entire known world." He sits in Turkey, Istanbul , in the Fanar district and occupies the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George Fener. Unlike other patriarchal sees of Pentarchy , the patriarchate of Constantinople was not founded by an apostle but he is considered an Apostolic See. At the founding of the city, in fact, Constantine built the Basilica of the Holy Apostles and placed the relics of St. Andrew, the evangelist of the region, and several other apostles. The First Council of Constantinople in 381 he recognized a "primacy of honor after the Bishop of Rome because Constantinople is New Rome." Since the defection of Rome concert of Orthodox churches, it occupies the first place.
The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa , according to tradition founded by the evangelist Mark , is to hold the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia and throughout Africa. He served on the Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt.
The Patriarchate of Antioch , founded according to tradition, the apostles Peter and Paul, to hold the Archbishop of Antioch, Syria, Arabia, Cilicia, and Mesopotamia of Iberia and all the East. He served on Damascus in Syria , and occupies a seat Honorary Antakya in Turkey.
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem , belongs to the archbishop of Jerusalem and all Palestine, Syria, Arabia beyond the Jordan, Cana of Galilee and Holy Zion. He served on East Jerusalem , home of the Little Galilee and occupies the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Ascension.
New Patriarchates
The Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia has primacy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. He served on Moscow in the monastery of St. Daniel.
The Serbian Orthodox Church has the primacy of the Archbishop Petch, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovic and Patriarch of Serbs. He served on Belgrade and holds a seat Honorary Pec , in Kosovo.
The Romanian Orthodox Church has primacy for the Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Ongrovalachie and Patriarch of Romania, locum tenens of the siege of Caesarea in Cappadocia. He sits at Bucharest in Romania.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has for the Primate Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of the whole of Bulgaria. He sits at Sofia in Bulgaria.
The Catholicosate-Patriarchate of All Georgia has the Primate Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, Catholic Patriarch of All Georgia. He served on Tbilisi , and occupies a seat Honorary Mtskheta.
Other autocephalous Churches
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus has the Primate Archbishop of Nova Justina and All Cyprus. He served on Nicosia , and occupies a seat Honorary Salamis (Contantia, New Justina). Primate Cathedral St. John the Baptist.
The Orthodox Church of Greece has the primacy of Archbishop of Athens and All Greece. He served on Athens.
The Orthodox Church of Poland has the Primate Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland based in Warsaw.
The Orthodox Church of Albania has the Primate the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania. This Church was declared illegal in 1967, is "resurrected" by the care of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1991.
The Orthodox Church in Czech Republic and Slovakia is headed, for reasons related to the history of Czechoslovakia. Its Primates the Archbishop of Prague, Metropolitan of the Czech countries' and Slovakia "which is based in Prague and the Archbishop of Presov, Slovakia Metropolitan "and the countries of Czech Republic" based in Presov. The autocephalous Church that is recognized by the Patriarchate of Moscow since 1951 and that of Constantinople since 1998.
Variants
Some churches (Moscow, Bulgaria, Georgia, Poland and Czech-Slovakia) recognize a fifteenth autocephalous Church, the Orthodox Church in America whose primacy is the archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada based in New York.
In the diptychs of the Moscow Patriarchate of the order is different churches in regard to new patriarchates: successive Moscow, Georgia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.
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