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There are not 12, but 15 autocephalous (self-governing) Eastern Orthodox Churches, all of which are in communion with each other.
They are: 1) Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, 2) Patriarchate of Alexandria, 3) Patriarchate of Antioch, 4) Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 5) Moscow (Russian) Patriarchate, 6) Belgrade (Serbian) Patriarchate, 7) Romanian Patriarchate, 8) Bulgarian Patriarchate, 9) Georgian Patriarchate, 10) Church of Greece, 11) Church of Cyprus, 12) Church of Poland, 13) Church of Albania, 14) Church of Czech & Slovak, and 15) Orthodox Church in America.
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Why don't the orthodox church wash the feet of men on Holy Thursday?
The Orthodox Church does the re-enactment of the washing of the feet service on Holy Thursday. This is done in Jerusalem where the Patriarch washes the feet of his priests, and is also done in Greece by the Archbishop of Athens. Other local churches do this, but not all parish churches have their own washing of the feet re-enactments. These re-enactments are done by a bishop (representing Jesus) washing the feet of his priests (representing the 12 disciples), so it is usually done in Orthodox churches when a bishop is present with 12 priests during the service.
Who was the eastern orthodox church leader or authority?
There is no such thing as a Western Orthodox Church. The leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church (in either the East or the West) is called a Patriarch or an Archbishop. There is no one leader, such as the pope in the West, but each country or region has its own leader.
When did the greek orthodox church begin?
The Christian Church began on the day of Pentecost within the period of 30 through 33 A.D. The church consisted of 120 members. The 12 Apostles were the leaders with Peter as the primary spokesman. The church grew by leaps and bounds. The Apostles defined their primary role as teachers. The congregation elected leadership over things that involved their own matters (Acts 6). The Apostles appointed leaders in new churches (Titus 1). Historically, different patterns existed. St. Nicholas was elected bishop by a local congregation. Clement of Rome criticized the Church at Corinth for throwing out the church leadership by holding an election and deviating from the established pattern. The current system more or less became established at the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. That council created part of the Nicene Creed. More important, it established the form of organization for the church. That was the point where the procedures of the Orthodox Church were first standardized. The Conference of Constantinople would change the Nicene Creed to the form we use today. At 800 A.D. Charlemagne made the Roman Catholic Church the official church of his empire. The Roman Church adjusted to the new political situation. At that point, the two branches of Christianity began to split. The laity started losing its influence within the church organization. In 1054 the split became complete.
What is the difference between Greek Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church?
The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian church. All Christian churches share the belief that Jesus Christ is God, born on Earth as a man, and that salvation, or freedom from sin, is to be attained by following Christ as one's personal Lord and Saviour. Just as doctrine varies among other Christian churches, the Orthodox Church has doctrine that sets it apart. Some notable points are the Orthodox perspectives on the meaning of salvation, the concept of heaven and hell, and whether the Bible is to be interpreted literally. If you would like to investigate the differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and other Christian churches such as Catholicism and various Protestant denominations, a wealth of information is available at the Orthodox Church of America's website, which you will find in the related links section.
Are the various Orthodox Church's led by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople?
The various 12 branches of The Orthodox Church have their own Patriarch that "governs" the jurisdiction of the Patriarch, yet The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head Patriarch who oversees all of the Patriarchates and The Orthodox Faithful across the Earth.
The Orthodox Church is led by?
The Orthodox Church is led by The Patriarch.However, being there are 12 branches of the Orthodox Church, the 12 branches have their own Patriarch in which is a spiritual father for the congregation and the jurisdiction of said Patriarchate. All 12 branches though, communicate with The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, with His All Holiness being the "supreme" Ecumenical Patriarch. Currently, the Ecumenical Patriarch is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ,Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch
What are the types of churches?
Largest denominations in the worldCatholicism - 1.2 billionRoman Catholic Church - 1,147 million[1] Roman Catholic Church (Latin Rite) - 1,125.5 millionEastern Catholic Churches (Eastern Rite) - 21.5 million Alexandrian Ethiopian Catholic Church - 0.21 millionCoptic Catholic Church - 0.17 millionAntiochian (Antiochene or West Syrian) Maronite Catholic Church - 3.1 millionSyro-Malankara Catholic Church - 0.5 millionSyriac Catholic Church - 0.17 millionArmenian Armenian Catholic Church - 0.54 millionChaldean (Eastern Syrian) Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - 4.0 millionChaldean Catholic Church - 0.65 millionByzantine (Constantinopolitan) Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - 4.3 millionMelkite Greek Catholic Church - 1.6 millionRomanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic - 0.8 millionRuthenian Catholic Church - 0.65 millionSlovak Greek Catholic Church - 0.37 millionHungarian Greek Catholic Church - 0.27 millionItalo-Greek Catholic Church - 0.07 millionCroatian Greek Catholic Church - 0.06 millionBelarusian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 millionBulgarian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 millionGeorgian Byzantine Catholic Church - 0.01 million[2]Macedonian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 millionAlbanian Greek-Catholic Church - 0.01 millionGreek Byzantine Catholic Church - 0.01 millionRussian Catholic Church - 0.01 millionBreakaway Catholic Churches - 28 million Apostolic Catholic Church - 5 millionChinese Patriotic Catholic Association - 4 million[3]Philippine Independent Church - 3 millionBrazilian Catholic Apostolic Church - 1 millionOld Catholic Church - 0.6 millionMariavite Church - 0.03 millionProtestantism - 670 millionHistorical Protestantism - 350 million Baptist churches - 105 million[4] Southern Baptist Convention - 16.3 million[5]National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. - 7.5 million[6]National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. - 5 million[7]Nigerian Baptist Convention - 3 million[8]Progressive National Baptist Convention - 2.5 million[9]American Baptist Churches USA - 1.4 millionBrazilian Baptist Convention - 1.4 millionBaptist Bible Fellowship International - 1.2 million[10]Myanmar Baptist Convention - 1.1 million[11]Baptist Community of the Congo River - 1 million[11]National Baptist Convention, Brazil - 1 millionNational Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. - 1 million[10]National Missionary Baptist Convention of America - 1 millionSamavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches - 0.8 million[12]Baptist Convention of Kenya - 0.7 million[11]Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia - 0.6 millionMethodism - 75 million United Methodist Church - 12 millionAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church - 3 millionMethodist Church Nigeria - 2 million[13]African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - 1.5 millionChurch of the Nazarene - 1.8 millionMethodist Church of Southern Africa - 1.7 million[14]Korean Methodist Church - 1.5 million[15]United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast[16]Christian Methodist Episcopal Church - 0.9 millionMethodist Church Ghana - 0.8 million[17]Free Methodist Church - 0.7 millionMethodist Church in India - 0.6 million[18]Lutheranism - 87 million[19] Evangelical Church in Germany - 26.9 million[20]Church of Sweden - 6.9 millionEvangelical Lutheran Church in America - 4.8 millionEthiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - 4.7 millionEvangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - 4.6 million[21]Danish National Church - 4.5 millionEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - 4.3 million[22]Batak Christian Protestant Church - 4 million[23]Church of Norway - 3.9 millionMalagasy Lutheran Church - 3 millionLutheran Church-Missouri Synod - 2 millionLutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria - 1.7 million[24]United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India - 1.5 million[25]Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea - 0.9 million[26]Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church - 0.8 million[27]Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil - 0.7 million[28]Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia - 0.6 million[29]Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa - 0.6 million[30]Reformed churches - 75 million Presbyterianism - 40 million Presbyterian Church of East Africa - 4 million[31]Presbyterian Church of Africa - 3.4 million[32]Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - 3.0 millionUnited Church of Canada - 2.5 millionChurch of Christ in Congo-Presbyterian Community of Congo - 2.5 million[33]Presbyterian Church of Korea - 2.4 million[34]Presbyterian Church of Cameroon - 1.8 million[35]Church of Scotland - 1.1 million[36]Presbyterian Church of the Sudan - 1 million[37]Presbyterian Church in Cameroon - 0.7 million[38]Presbyterian Church of Ghana - 0.6 million[39]Presbyterian Church of Nigeria - 0.5 million[40]Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million[41]Continental Reformed churches - 30 million Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar - 3.5 million[42]United Church of Zambia - 3.0 million[43]Protestant Church in the Netherlands - 2.5 million[44]Swiss Reformed Church - 2.4 millionEvangelical Church of Cameroon - 2 million[45]Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor - 2 million[46]Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa - 0.7 million[47]United Church in Papua New Guinea - 0.6 million[48]United Church of Christ in the Philippines - 0.6 million[49]Protestant Church in Western Indonesia - 0.6 million[50]Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua - 0.6 million[51]Protestant Church in the Moluccas - 0.6 million[52]Reformed Church in Hungary - 0.6 million[53]Reformed Church in Romania - 0.6 million[54]Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million[55]Congregationalism - 5 million United Church of Christ - 1.2 millionEvangelical Congregational Church in Angola - 0.9 million[56]United Congregational Church of Southern Africa - 0.5 million[57]Anabaptism and Free churches - 5 million Brethren - 1.5 million[58]Mennonites - 1.5 millionPlymouth Brethren - 1 million[59]Moravians - 0.7 million[60]Amish - 0.2 millionHutterites - 0.2 millionQuakers - 0.4 millionWaldensians - 0.05 millionModern Christian movements - 588 million[61] Pentecostalism - 130 million Assemblies of God - 60 millionNew Apostolic Church - 11 millionInternational Circle of Faith - 11 million[62]The Pentecostal Mission - 10 millionChurch of God (Cleveland) - 9 millionInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 8 millionChurch of God in Christ - 5.5 millionApostolic Church - 6 millionChristian Congregation of Brazil - 2.5 millionUniversal Church of the Kingdom of God - 2 millionChurch of God of Prophecy - 1 millionGod is Love Pentecostal Church - 0.8 millionIndian Pentecostal Church of God - NANon-denominational evangelicalism - 80 million Calvary Chapel - 25 millionBorn Again Movement - 20 millionAssociation of Vineyard Churches - 15 millionNew Life Fellowship - 10 million[citation needed]True Jesus Church - 2.5 millionCharismatic Episcopal Church - NAAfrican initiated churches - 40 million Zion Christian Church - 15 millionEternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim - 10 millionKimbanguist Church - 5.5 millionChurch of the Lord (Aladura) - 3.6 million[63]Council of African Instituted Churches - 3 million[64]Church of Christ Light of the Holy Spirit - 1.4 million[65]African Church of the Holy Spirit - 0.7 million[66]African Israel Niniveh Church[67]Seventh-day Adventist Church - 17 millionRestoration Movement - 7 million Churches of Christ - 5 millionChristian Churches and Churches of Christ - 1.1 million[10]Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 0.7 millionEastern Orthodoxy - 210 millionAutocephalous churches Russian Orthodox Church - 125 millionRomanian Orthodox Church - 18 millionSerbian Orthodox Church - 15 millionChurch of Greece - 11 millionBulgarian Orthodox Church - 10 millionGeorgian Orthodox Church - 5 millionGreek Orthodox Church of Constantinople - 3.5 millionGreek Orthodox Church of Antioch - 2.5 millionGreek Orthodox Church of Alexandria - 1.5 millionOrthodox Church in America - 1.2 millionPolish Orthodox Church - 1 millionAlbanian Orthodox Church - 0.8 millionCypriot Orthodox Church - 0.7 millionGreek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem - 0.14 millionCzech and Slovak Orthodox Church - 0.07 millionAutonomous churches Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) - 7.2 million[68]Moldovan Orthodox Church - 3.2 millionRussian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - 1.25 millionMetropolitan Church of Bessarabia - 0.62 millionOrthodox Ohrid Archbishopric - 0.34 millionEstonian Orthodox Church - 0.3 millionPatriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe - 0.15 millionFinnish Orthodox Church - 0.08 millionChinese Orthodox Church - 0.03 millionJapanese Orthodox Church - 0.02 millionLatvian Orthodox Church - 0.02 millionNon-universally recognized churches Ukranian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) - 5.5 million[68]Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - 2.4 millionMacedonian Orthodox Church - 2 millionOrthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance) - 0.75 millionOld Calendar Romanian Orthodox Church - 0.50 millionOld Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church - 0.45 millionCroatian Orthodox Church - 0.36 millionMontenegrin Orthodox Church - 0.05 millionOrthodox Church in Italy - 0.12 millionOther separated Orthodox groups Old Believers - 1.8 millionGreek Old Calendarists - 0.86 millionRussian True Orthodox Church - 0.85 millionOriental Orthodoxy - 75 millionAutocephalous churches in communion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - 45 millionCoptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria - 15.5 millionSyriac Orthodox Church - 10 millionArmenian Orthodox Church - 8 millionEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church - 2.5 millionIndian (Malankara) Orthodox Church - 2 million[69]Armenian Orthodox Church of Cilicia - 1.5 millionAutonomous churches in communion Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church - 2.5 millionArmenian Patriarchate of Constantinople - 0.42 millionArmenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem - 0.34 millionFrench Coptic Orthodox Church - 0.01 millionBritish Orthodox Church - 0.01 millionChurches not in communion Malabar Independent Syrian Church - 0.06 millionAnglicanism - 82 millionAnglican Communion - 80 million[70] Church of Nigeria - 18 millionChurch of England - 13.4 millionChurch of Uganda - 8.8 millionChurch of South India - 3.8 millionAnglican Church of Australia - 3.7 millionEpiscopal Church in the Philippines - 3.0 millionAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia - 2.5 millionAnglican Church of Tanzania - 2.5 millionAnglican Church of Southern Africa - 2.4 millionEpiscopal Church of the United States - 2.2 millionAnglican Church of Canada - 2.0 millionAnglican Church of Kenya - 1.5 millionChurch of North India - 1.3 millionChurch of the Province of Rwanda - 1 millionChurch of Pakistan - 0.8 millionAnglican Church of Burundi - 0.8 million[71]Church of the Province of Central Africa - 0.6 millionChurch of Christ in Congo-Anglican Community of Congo - 0.5 million[72]Scottish Episcopal Church - 0.4 millionChurch of Ireland - 0.4 millionContinuing Anglican movement - 1.5 million Traditional Anglican Communion - 0.5 millionAnglican Church in North America - 0.1 millionNontrinitarianism - 27 millionLatter Day Saint movement (Mormonism) - 14 million The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 13.5[73]Community of Christ - 0.25 million[74]Jehovah's Witnesses - 7.1 millionIglesia ni Cristo - 6 million[75]Oneness Pentecostalism - 6 million United Pentecostal Church International - 4 millionPentecostal Assemblies of the World - 1.5 millionChurch of Christ, Scientist - 0.4 millionFriends of Man - 0.07 millionChristadelphians - 0.05 millionNestorianism - 1 millionAssyrian Church of the East - 0.5 millionAncient Church of the East - 0.3 million
What is the address of the Greek Orthodox Church in Madrid?
C/ Nicaragua, 12 (Phone: 91 345 40 85)
Was the 6th of January the original date of Christmas?
When the Julian calendar was replaced by the Gregorian calendar, Europe "lost" 12 days. The Orthodox church and the Western Church did not agree on which date Christmas should now be on. The Orthodox church now celebrates Christmas on January 6 while the Western church uses December 25.
Who is the leader of Orthodox Christian?
Even though there are different patriarchs for the 12 branches of The Orthodox Church, The Ecumenical Patriarch is currently Bartholomew I .
When did churches begin in The Bible?
1 Corinthians 12:12-31 speaks about the body of members that are in Christ. Because the "Church" is considered as the people who encompass the church and not the building itself, it is only logical that this would be the the first mention of the New Testament Church.
What is the oldest Christian church in history?
ANSWER:If by the word "church" you mean a community of believers and not a building or a religion - then it is the believers lead by James, the brother of Yeshua (Jesus was a Greek name) . It was a group of Hebrew Jews who followed the teachings of the Rabbi Yeshua.These people shared their worldy wealth with their fellow brothers and sisters and sought the Kingdom - reconciliation with the One - that Yeshua taught about above all.ANSWER:The Oldest Church in Christian History is the Church founded by Christ himself at Pentacost in circa AD 33. This Church is known today as the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church and its 4 Apostolic Patriarchates can historically trace each of their roots to an Original 12 Apostle of Christ.However there are two Orthodox churches the Eastern Orthodox church under the patriarch of Constantinople and the Oriental Orthodox church with the Patriarcahtes of Antioch,Alexandria and Armenian Apostolic in communion with each other.Although they both mean Eastern/Oriental Orthodox it is used to differentiate between the two because of the different belief that was protrayed in the council of chalcedon 451 AD: the Eastern Orthodox belief is that Christ's divinity and humanity were separate, but according to the Oriental Orthodoxy, Christ's humanity and divinity are united in one hypostasis without mingling, without confusion, and without alteration. These two natures "did not separate for a moment or the twinkling of an eye.The two churches have reached an agreement about the two christological statements but declared that another major holy council will have to be attended by both sides in order to unite the Orthodox churches and patriarchs again.During the Great Schism of 1054 the Patriarchate of Rome separated herself from the four original Orthodox Patriarcahtes of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch and Alexandria.Notes:For a more detailed history books listed below are recommended."The Orthodox Church: By Timothy Ware: Penguin Books 1997"An Online view of the same book listed.See related list below.ANSWER:If the questioner means an existing church building, then it is the Dura Europa church house built around 235 AD, 200 years after the crucifixion.Of all things, the earliest surviving incarnation of Christianity may be found in India among what are called Saint Thomas Christians. They are quite certain that their Church was founded by Thomas the Apostle who came to them in 52AD and indeed they retain quite a few Jewish traditions. They lived in relative isolation until the Portugese showed-up in the 16th century and tried to force them to convert to Catholicism but failed. They're something of a living relic of early Christianity. It's a fascinating read in any event.
