True Russian Orthodox Church Synod Lazarite
| True Russian Orthodox Church ( - ) | |
|---|---|
| Autocephaly / Autonomy declared | 1993 |
| Autocephaly / Autonomy recognized | Unrecognized |
| Current primate | Archbishop Tikhon |
| Primary territory | Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Slavonic |
| Calendar | Julian |
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True Russian Orthodox Church is one of many churches Orthodox noncanonical, traditionalists Russia after the " Church of the Catacombs "(illegal and opposed to the Church after the Bolshevik Revolution ).
She held publicly in the 1990s with the assistance of the Russian Orthodox Church outside borders before parting in 2000.
The current primate of the Church is the Archbishop Tikhon of Omsk and Siberia (since 2005 ).
Summary |
- 1993 First separation from the Russian Orthodox Church outside borders.
- 2000 Second separation after a return to unity.
- 2002 Implementation of Hierarchical Synod.
- 30 June 2005 Death of Archbishop Lazarus at the age of 75.
Biography of Archbishop Lazarus
Lazarus (born Fedir Zhurbenko in 1931 ) was a leading figure of the "orthodox alternative" in Russia. He joined the Church of the catacombs (underground), was arrested in 1950 and spent five years in Soviet camps. He secretly ordained priest in 1971 , bishop of the Church of the catacombs in 1982 , archbishop in 1991. Conflict with the Russian Orthodox Church outside borders , he proclaimed the autonomy of the Church in 1993 and again in 2000 after a period of unity. In 2002 , he established the Synod hierarchy.
Organization
Russia (and ex-Soviet Union)
- Diocese of Omsk and Siberia
- Diocese of Odessa and Kharkiv
- Diocese of the Black Sea and Kuban ( Krasnodar )
- Diocese of Chernigov and Gomel
- Diocese of Novgorod and Tver
- Diocese of Vernensk and Semirechensk ( Taraz -Djamboul)
United States
- Diocese of Trenton and North America
Relations with other Churches
See also
Internal Links
External Links
- (Ru) Website
- (En) (ru) Diocese of Trenton
| 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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