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The '''Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia''' ("Orthodox Church in Italy") is an effort to establish a national Orthodox church in Italy. It was originally a part of the [[Holy Synod in Resistance]], but then joined Patriarch Pimen's [[Bulgarian Alternative Synod |Alternative Synod]] of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and adopted the [[Revised Julian Calendar]]. It is currently out of communion with the mainstream Orthodox Church.
It is not to be confused with the [[Archdiocese of Italy and Malta|Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy]], the primary presence of mainstream Orthodoxy in Italy.
==History==
In 1993, the [[church]] joined Patriarch Pimen's Alternative Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and in 1995 Bp. Antonio was enthroned as Bishop of [[Ravenna (Italy)|Ravenna]] and Italy. After 1997, Bp. Antonio was elevated to Metropolitan of Ravenna and Italy. During that year, the group was recognized by the Alternative Synod as an [[autonomous]] church, and Metr. Antonio became a full member of Pimen's [[Holy Synod]]. The Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia is in full communion with the [[Bulgarian Alternative Synod]], the [[Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate)]], and some other small churches.
After Metropolitan Antonio's death, the Church become an association in memory of his deceased [[Primate]] (obtaining the exclusive use of the "Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia" denomination) and during 2011 it joined the [[Holy Synod of Milan|Metropolis of Milan and of Aquileia]].
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