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Revision as of 19:06, November 17, 2005
| Church of Greece | |
| Founder(s) | ? |
| Autocephaly/Autonomy declared | 1833 |
| Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized | 1850 by Constantinople |
| Current primate | Archbishop Christodoulos |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
| Primary territory | Greece |
| Possessions abroad | - |
| Liturgical language(s) | Greek |
| Musical tradition | Byzantine Chant / Choral |
| Calendar | Revised Julian |
| Population estimate | - |
| Official website | [1] |
The Church of Greece is one of the autocephalous churches of the Orthodox Christian communion whose territory consists of the southest part of Greece. The church is led by the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece.
History
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External Links
- Eastern Christian Churches: The Orthodox Church of Greece by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar
| Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches of Orthodoxy |
| Autocephalous Churches |
| Four Ancient Patriarchates: Constantinople · Alexandria · Antioch · Jerusalem Russia · Serbia · Romania · Bulgaria · Georgia · Cyprus · Greece · Poland · Albania · Czech Lands and Slovakia · OCA* · Ukraine* |
| Autonomous Churches |
| Sinai · Finland · Estonia* · Japan* · China* · Ukraine* |
| The * designates a church whose autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized. |
