The Orthodox Church is organized into several regional, autocephalous (governed by their own head bishops) churches. The Patriarch of Constantinople has the honor of primacy, but does not carry the same authority as the Pope does in Catholicism.

also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body ofChristians who constitute an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches. The ROC is often said[5] to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world

Makarios III was the archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus. He was also a theologian and author known for his speeches and writings on religious and political topics.

The head of the Orthodox Church is Jesus Christ. The spiritual leaders are the four Ancient Patriarchates (ie. Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem) followed by the leaders of the "Autocephalous" (self-governing) churches, such as Moscow, Greece, Serbia, etc. The Orthodox Church has no pope as the sole leader. The highest authority in the Orthodox Church is an Ecumenical Council (or Synod) that consists of the spiritual leaders (or their representatives) from the whole Orthodox world.

The head of the Orthodox Church is Jesus Christ. However, on earth, the highest authority is with an Ecumenical Council or Synod of bishops. The heads of local churches are called Patriarchs or Archbishops, who preside over their cities or countries. The Orthodox Church does not have a sole ruler like the Pope. This is to safeguard against one person from making the wrong decision or leading the church astray.