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(The ROCOR has no defined "canonical territory," and so cannot be "in" the diaspora. Rather, its presence constitutes part of the MP's diaspora parishes.)
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One of the major challenges of Orthodoxy in the diaspora is the existence of multiple overlapping jurisdictions, a phenomenon which is against the [[canon law|canonical tradition]] of the Orthodox Church, which requires that any given piece of [[canonical territory]] should only have a single [[bishop]].
 
One of the major challenges of Orthodoxy in the diaspora is the existence of multiple overlapping jurisdictions, a phenomenon which is against the [[canon law|canonical tradition]] of the Orthodox Church, which requires that any given piece of [[canonical territory]] should only have a single [[bishop]].
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Overlapping jurisdictions currently exist in North and South America, Western Europe, East Asia, Australia, Oceania, and many Pacific islands, as well as Estonia.
  
 
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==Jurisdictions with parishes in the "diaspora"==
 
==Jurisdictions with parishes in the "diaspora"==
 
The following Orthodox [[jurisdiction]]s currently have "diaspora" [[parish]]es, i.e., parishes outside their traditionally defined [[canonical territory]]:
 
The following Orthodox [[jurisdiction]]s currently have "diaspora" [[parish]]es, i.e., parishes outside their traditionally defined [[canonical territory]]:
*[[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]]
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*[[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]] (comprising the majority of all diaspora parishes)
 
*[[Church of Antioch|Patriarchate of Antioch]]
 
*[[Church of Antioch|Patriarchate of Antioch]]
 
*[[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]
 
*[[Church of Jerusalem|Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]
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*[[Church of Romania|Patriarchate of Romania]]
 
*[[Church of Romania|Patriarchate of Romania]]
 
*[[Church of Bulgaria|Patriarchate of Bulgaria]]
 
*[[Church of Bulgaria|Patriarchate of Bulgaria]]
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*[[Church of Georgia]]
 
*[[Church of Poland]]
 
*[[Church of Poland]]
 
*[[Orthodox Church in America]] (OCA)
 
*[[Orthodox Church in America]] (OCA)
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Orthodoxy in America]]
 
*[[Orthodoxy in America]]
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*[[Orthodoxy in East Asia]]
 
*[[Orthodoxy in Australasia]]
 
*[[Orthodoxy in Australasia]]
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*[[Orthodoxy in the United Kingdom]]
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*[[Orthodoxy in Western Europe]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Latest revision as of 17:28, June 22, 2010

A diaspora is a scattering of a people from their original homeland or the new community formed by such a people. Diaspora can also refer geographically to those areas of the world where Orthodox Christians live, but are outside the canonically defined territories agreed upon as belonging to an autocephalous or autonomous Orthodox church.

Some Orthodox peoples living in the West believe that they are living as dispersed peoples, as specific national and ecclesiastical "diasporas." The Church teaches that Christians, in full communion in faith, love, and sacramental life, should be at home in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church in the new land in which they find themselves. The notion of a diaspora of Orthodox Christians is seen by many as an obstacle to jurisdictional unity throughout areas as yet canonically undefined.

One of the major challenges of Orthodoxy in the diaspora is the existence of multiple overlapping jurisdictions, a phenomenon which is against the canonical tradition of the Orthodox Church, which requires that any given piece of canonical territory should only have a single bishop.

Overlapping jurisdictions currently exist in North and South America, Western Europe, East Asia, Australia, Oceania, and many Pacific islands, as well as Estonia.


Jurisdictions with parishes in the "diaspora"

The following Orthodox jurisdictions currently have "diaspora" parishes, i.e., parishes outside their traditionally defined canonical territory:

See also

External links