Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Church of Russia

80 bytes added, 20:40, December 8, 2008
no edit summary
website=[http://www.mospat.ru/ Church of Russia]
}}
The '''Russian Orthodox Church''', also referred to as the '''Moscow Patriarchate''' (another official name<ref>[http://www.mospat.ru/index.php?mid=162 ROC Statute, Chapter I, § 2]</ref>), is one of the [[autocephalous]] Orthodox churches, ranking fifth after [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]], [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]], [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]], and [[Church of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]. It exercises [[jurisdiction]] over Orthodox Christians in Russia and the surrounding Slavic lands as well as [[exarchate]]s and patriarchal representation churches around the world. It also exercises jurisdiction over the autonomous [[Church of Japan]] and Orthodox Christians in China. The most recent Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia was His Holiness [[Alexei II (Ridiger) of Moscow|Alexei II]] until his death in 2008.
==Jurisdiction==
23
edits

Navigation menu