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There are over 300 million members of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoI guestimate that there are about 350 million Orthodox Christians around the world.
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∙ 14y agoThere are over 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, and most of them are in Russia, which has over 150 million alone.
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∙ 12y agoThere are more than 350 million Orthodox Christians in the world, and the number increases each year. It is the second-largest Christian church, after the Roman Catholics.
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How many members of the orthodox church are in the world?
About 350 million.
Is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in union with the Russian Orthodox Church?
As with many questions, it depends . . . the Russian Orthodox Church is headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (the Russian Orthodox Church is often referred to as "the Moscow Patriarchate," or simply, "MP"). By "All Russia," of course, is meant all the lands that have been traditionally included in a Russian State. Ukraine has been included in Russian States for the past several hundred years. Ukraine only gained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. The Russian Orthodox Church has several hundred, if not thousands, of parishes in the Ukraine, under the designation of "The Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate." This jurisdiction is rather loose-the Ukrainian Church under the MP is considered an "Autonomous Church"-all the Bishops, as well as the Metropolitan (head of this Church) are voted on in Ukraine by Ukrainian Bishops; the MP has the "right of refusal" if a candidate is considered unworthy, but in practice, this happens very rarely. So, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church/Moscow Patriarchate, is indeed in union with the Russian Orthodox Church.
How many members are their in the Orthodox?
Some statistics mention that there are about 225-300 million Christians in the Eastern Orthodox Church worldwide.
Where are the eastern orthodox church located geographically and how many members are there?
area toward russia, turkey i believe
How many Greek Orthodox Churches are there in Australia?
There are approximately 125 Greek Orthodox churches in Australia, but this does not include the other Orthodox churches, such as the Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Antiochian, Ukrainian Orthodox, etc.
How many Greek orthodox churches are in Australia?
There are approximately 125 Greek Orthodox churches in Australia, but this does not include the other Orthodox churches, such as the Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Antiochian, Ukrainian Orthodox, etc.
What religion do Greeks use?
They are the Greek Orthodox Church, one of the many branches of The Orthodox Church.
Was the Eastern Orthodox Church the first church?
No. Not by many, many years
How many members are there in russian orthodox australia?
There Is About Ten Thousand to fifteen Thousand Orthodox Australians!
How many sacraments does the Orthodox Church have?
The Orthodox Church has seven sacraments: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist Confession, Holy Unction, Marriage, and Ordination
How many religions have a pope?
The Catholic Church has a pope as well as the Coptic Orthodox Church.
How big is the Orthodox church?
The Orthodox Church currently has over 300 million followers world-wide, most of whom are in Russia. Depending on which statistics are taken into account, the Orthodox Church is also the second-largest or third-largest Christian Church in the world. The largest group being the Roman Catholics and, depending on whether you include practising or lapsed Christians, then either the Protestant groups are the second-largest, or the Orthodox Church is the second-largest church. The reason for this is because many Protestants in Western countries, such as Britain and Australia, are generally non-active or lapsed members. The exception is the USA, where most Christians are active members. In the not too distant past, during the rule of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire, based in Constantinople, the Orthodox Church was the largest Church in the world for more than 1,000 years, and was also the most widespread religion of the entire world for many centuries. This situation changed as many previously Orthodox Christian lands were gradually overtaken by Moslem invading armies over the years. For example, present-day Turkey, which used to be called Asia Minor, was home to millions of Orthodox Christians. The same with Iraq, Eqypt, and many other Middle Eastern countries.
