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independence= 1448 |
recognition= 1589 by [[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]] |
primate=[[Kyrill I (GundyaevGundyayev) of SmolenskMoscow|Metropolitan Patr. KyrillI]], ''Locum Tenens''|
hq=Moscow, Russia|
territory=Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, some former Soviet republics|
website=[http://www.mospat.ru/ Church of Russia]
}}
The '''Church of Russia''', also referred to as the '''Moscow Patriarchate''' and known officially as the '''Russian Orthodox Church''', 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 current Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia was is His Holiness [[Alexei II Kyrill I (RidigerGundyayev) of Moscow|Alexei IIKyrill I (Gundyayev)]] until his death in 2008.
==Jurisdiction==
