Greek Orthodox Church

Etymology

Historically, the term "Greek Orthodox" has been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox churches, since the term "Greek" can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire.{{cite book

Greek Orthodoxy has also been defined as a religious tradition rooted in preserving the Greek identity. In 2022, U.S. government estimated that 81–90% of the population of Greece identified as Greek Orthodox.

History

The Greek Orthodox churches are descendants of churches which the Apostles founded in the Balkans and the Middle East during the first century A.D., as well as maintainers of many ancient church traditions.

Churches

• The four ancient patriarchates:
  • The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the "first among equals" of the Eastern Orthodox Church
    • The semi-autonomous Archdiocese of Crete
    • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
    • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
    • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada
    • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy
    • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
  • The Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
  • The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and All Argentina
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of France, Western and Southern Europe
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany and Central Europe
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of São Paulo and All Brazil
    • The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland
  • The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
    • The autonomous Church of Sinai
• Autocephaly defended at the Council of Ephesus
  • The Church of Cyprus
• A modern autocephalous church:
  • The Church of Greece

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