When did the greek orthodox church begin?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

There are several articles linked from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's "History" page which address the history of the Orthodox Church in general, and/or the Greek Orthodox Church in particular. See the link below.

Answer 3

As a result of the East-West schism of 1054, when members of the Roman Catholic church and what thereafter was referred to as the Greek Orthodox church engaged in mutual excommunication of members. There are political, cultural and theological reasons for the schism.

From 1054, Rome is not in communion with any of the Eastern Orthodox churches.

However, historically, the term Greek Orthodox has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches, since "Greek" in "Greek Orthodox" can refer to the Greek heritage of the Byzantine Empire.

Answer 4

Greek Orthodoxy is one expression of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church created by Jesus Christ. It was the predominant Christian faith in the Eastern Roman Empire headed in the Churches of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, whereas Christianity in the Western Roman Empire was headed by the Church of Rome. At the split between East and West, the Eastern churches gradually became know as Orthodox Churches, and the church in the West came to be known as the Roman Catholic Church. The Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches were one church for the first 1000 years of Christianity. Neither came first.

Answer 5

In Greece although historically greek orthodox has been used to describe all eastern orthodox churches.

Answer 6

Upon the Resurrection of Christ.

Answer 7

AD 33