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[[Image:Constantinople seal.gif|right|The Church of Constantinople]]
The '''Church of Constantinople''' is one of the fifteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches, also referred to as the '''Ecumenical Patriarchate'''. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch, who has the status of ''primus inter pares'' ("first among equals") among the world's Orthodox [[bishop]]s. The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]], Archbishop of Constantinople.
The local Churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of five archdioceses, three churches, 13 metropolises ("metropolis" is preferred use over "metropolitanate" within this particular Orthodox jurisdiction), and one diocese, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. In addition, three of the five archdioceses have internal metropolises (16 in all), which are part of their respective archdioceses rather than distinct administrative entities, unlike the other metropolises.
There are also one [[autonomous]] church whose primate is confirmed by Constantinople, but which is not hierarchically or administratively part of the patriarchate, the [[Church of Finland]].
== External links ==* [http://www.patriarchate.org Official website of the Patriarchate of Constantinople]* [http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg.aspx?eccpageID=13&IndexView=toc Eastern Christian ChurchesCategory: Patriarchate of Jurisdictions|Constantinople] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar*[http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8148.asp The Origins and Authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church], by Demetrios J. Constantelos
→External links: Fixed broken link to CNEWA website.
{{church|
name= Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[[Image:Constantinople seal.gif|center|The Church of Constantinople]]|
founder= [[Apostle Andrew]]|
independence=Traditional |
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]], [[Julian Calendar|Julian]]|
population=3,500,000|
website=[http://www.patriarchateec-patr.org/ Church of Constantinople]
}}
The '''Church of Constantinople''' is one of the fourteen or fifteen [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches, also referred to as the '''Ecumenical [[Patriarchate]]'''. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch, who has the status of ''[[primus inter pares]]'' ("first among equals") among the world's Orthodox [[bishop]]s. The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of five archdioceses, three churches, thirteen metropolises, and one diocese, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. In addition, three of the five archdioceses have internal metropolises (16 in all), which are part of their respective archdioceses rather than distinct administrative entities, unlike the other metropolises. The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]], Archbishop of Constantinople. == Structure Metropolitanates of the patriarchate Constantinople==*Archdiocese <small>''See Main Article'' '''[[Church of ConstantinopleStructure]]'''</small>**Metropolis The [[Church of Chalcedon**Metropolis Constantinople]] is headed by the [[Patriarch of Gokceada Constantinople]] and Bozcaada (Imbros and Tenedos)is split into a number of Metropolitanates as listed below.**Metropolis [[Image:Byzantine-Constantinople.jpg|left|thumb|Map of the Prince's IslandsByzantine Constantinople.]]{| width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="2" border=0**Metropolis of Derkos| align="left" valign="top"|*The '''[[Archdiocese of CreteConstantinople]]'''**Metropolis [[District of RhodesStavrodromion]]**Metropolis [[District of KosTatavla]]**Metropolis [[District of Karpathos and Kasosthe Bosphorous]]**Metropolis [[District of Leros, Kalymnos and AstypalaiaHypsomatheia]]**[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese District of America|Archdiocese of Americathe Phanar and the Keratius gulf]] | align="left" valign="top"|*'''Sacred Metropolitanates within Turkey:'''**[[Metropolis of ChicagoChalcedon]]**[[Metropolis of New JerseyDerkoi]]**[[Metropolis of Atlanta**the Imbros and Tenedos|Metropolis of DenverGokceada and Bozcaada (Imbros and Tenedos)]]**[[Metropolis of Pittsburghthe Prince Islands]]**Metropolis | align="left" valign="top"||} == Places of BostonPilgrimage ==**Metropolis Some sites of pilgrimage are no longer owned by the Church nor function as orthodox centres but are historically connected and of Detroitgreat significance to Orthodoxy. **Metropolis Church of San Francisco[[Hagia Sophia (Constantinople)|Hagia Sophia ]]*[[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Church of Australia|Archdiocese of Australiathe Holy Apostles (Constantinople)]]*Archdiocese <gallery>Image:ChristChora.JPGImage:Christ03.JPG</gallery> == Peculiar prerogatives of Great Britainthe patriarchate ==*''Main article: [[American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox DiocesePrerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate]]''*[[Image:Ecumenical Patriarchate.jpg|left|thumbnail|The entrance to the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the [[Phanar]] in Constantinople]]In history and in [[canons (law)|canonical literature]] (i.e. the Church's canons and traditional commentaries on them), the Ecumenical Patriarchate has been granted certain prerogatives (''[[Ukrainian presbeia]]'') which other autocephalous Orthodox Church churches do not have. Not all of these prerogatives are today universally acknowledged, though all do have precedents in history and canonical references. The nature of these prerogatives or even their very existence is hotly contested on [[Prerogatives of the USAEcumenical Patriarchate#Canonical claims|canonical grounds]]*Ukrainian by certain other Orthodox churches, particularly the [[Church of CanadaRussia]].<br>The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of these prerogatives and their reference points:*Metropolis Equal prerogatives to Old Rome (Canon 3 of the [[Second Ecumenical Council]], Canon 28 of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]], Canon 36 of Koreathe [[Quinisext Council]])*Metropolis The right to hear appeals, if invited, regarding disputes between clergy (Canons 9 and 17 of Canadathe Fourth Ecumenical Council)*Metropolis The right to ordain bishops for areas outside defined [[canonical territory|canonical boundaries]] (Canon 28 of Argentinathe Fourth Ecumenical Council)*Metropolis The right to establish [[stavropegial]] [[monastery|monasteries]] even in the territories of other [[patriarchate]]s (the [[Epanagoge]], commentaries of Central America[[Matthew Blastares]] and [[Theodore Balsamon]]) ==See also==*Metropolis [[List of Patriarchs of New ZealandConstantinople|'''Hierarchical Succession''']]*[[Orthodox Metropolitanate Holy Synod of Hong Kong Constantinople|'''The Holy and Sacred Synod''']], ''The Holy and Southeast AsiaSacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is presided over by His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Metropolitanate Bartholomew I]], Archbishop of Hong KongConstantinople and is comprised of XX Metropolitans.''*[[Theological School of Halki|'''Theological Institutions''']]*Metropolis of France[[Ecumenical Patriarchate in America]]*[[Greek Orthodox Metropolis of GermanyMexico, Central America, Columbia, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Islands]] {{churches}} ==External links==*Metropolis [http://www.ec-patr.org/default.php?lang=en/ Official website of the Patriarchate of AustriaConstantinople]*Archdiocese [http://www.ecupatria.org Official website of the Permanent Representation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the World Council of BelgiumChurches] *Metropolis [http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=13&pagetypeID=9&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1 Eastern Christian Churches: Patriarchate of ScandinaviaConstantinople] by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar*Metropolis [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article8148.asp The Origins and Authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Switzerlandthe Orthodox Church], by [[Demetrios Constantelos|Demetrios J. Constantelos]]*Metropolis [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/balsamon-cpl.html Caesaropapism?: Theodore Balsamon on the Powers of the Patriarch of ItalyConstantinople], by Paul Halsall*[http://www.svots.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=116 Chalcedon Canon 28: Yesterday and Today], by Rev. [Albanian Orthodox Diocese [John H. Erickson]]*[http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/milton1_6.html Constantinople and Rome: A Survey of Americathe Relations between the Byzantine and the Roman Churches], by Milton V. Anastos*[http://www.ec-patr.gr/patrdisplay.php?lang=en&id=5 Brief Historical Note Regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate], from the official website *Prof. Thomas Mathews. [http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/html/Byzantine/ The Byzantine Churches of Constantinople]. New York University (Institute of fine Arts).*[Russian Orthodox Exarchate http://www.byzantium1200.com/ Byzantium 1200] (Byzantium 1200 is a project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Western Europe]]Istanbul, TURKEY as of year 1200 AD).
*[http://www.patriarchate.org/ecumenical_patriarchate/timeline.swf Timeline]
*[http://www.patriarchate.org/media/vrtour_patriarchate.php Virtual tour]
*[http://www.archons.patriarchate.org/patriarchate/ History]
*[http://realserver.goarch.org/ram/en/lightstillbright.ram History - video]
*[http://orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/ea_patriarch.aspx Articles Critical of Actions of Positions of the Ecumenical Patriarchate]
*[http://www.ortodoksi.net/index.php/The_Legal_Status_of_the_Ecumenical_Patriarchate The Legal Status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate] by Jaakko Husa, Professor of Constitutional Law and General Jurisprudence at the University of Joensuu (Finland) / Ortodoksi.net
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