Orthodox Church In Italy
| Orthodox Church in Italy (Ortodossa Chiesa in Italia) | |
|---|---|
| Founder (s) | Antonio (De Rosso) |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | Unrecognized |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Primary territory | Italy |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Italian , Ukrainian |
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The Orthodox Church in Italy is a non-canonical Orthodox Church in Italy. The head of the Church carries the title of Archbishop of Ravenna and The Eagle and Metropolitan of Italy. Until 20 February 2009 the owner was Antonio De Rosso.
Summary |
"The Orthodox Church in Italy" (ortodossa Chiesa in Italia in Italian) is the result of an effort to create a national center of the Orthodox Church in Italy, will bring together all the Orthodox parishes under a single Italian mainland, but only a few independent groups have joined. It was founded in 1991 by Bishop orthodox Italian Antonio De Rosso , a former Catholic priest who became bishop of Aprilia and Lazio , under the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Cyprian of Fili and Oropos, a leader of moving old-Calendar Greek. In 1993, "the Orthodox Church in Italy" has joined the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and in 1995 was inducted into the Bishop Antonio Bishop of Ravenna and Italy. After 1997, the Orthodox Church in Italy has remained linked with the Patriarch of Pimen Alternative Synod Bulgarian and Antonio became metropolitan bishop of Ravenna and Italy. During this year, the Orthodox Church in Italy has been recognized as a church and the Metropolitan Autonomous Antonio became a full member of the Alternative Synod Bulgarian. Nowadays, "the Orthodox Church in Italy" is in full communion with the Synod Bulgarian alternative , the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate) and some smaller churches.
Organization
The Church has a dozen communities in Italy.
Relations with other Churches
The Church is in communion with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate) and with the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Alternative synod and other small churches.
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| Autocephalous churches | |
| Autonomous Churches | |
| Independent churches noncanonical | |
| Note | |
| See also: two councils of churches - churches of three councils - the Eastern Catholic Churches | |
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