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| − | + | '''[[Autocephaly]]''' (literally "self-headed") is the status of a church within the [[Orthodox Church]] whose [[primate|primatial]] bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. When an [[ecumenical council]] or a high-ranking [[bishop]], such as a [[patriarch]] or other [[primate]], releases an ecclesiastical province from the authority of that bishop while the newly independent church remains in [[full communion]] with the hierarchy to which it then ceases to belong, the council or primate is granting '''autocephaly'''. Historically, however, autocephaly is not always obtained in such a manner. | |
| − | '''''Recently featured:''' [[Old Calendarists]], [[Orthodoxy in Australasia]], [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York | + | '''''Recently featured:''' [[Afterfeast]], [[Old Calendarists]], [[Orthodoxy in Australasia]], [[Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York]]. Newly [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Friday'''.'' |
Revision as of 15:21, November 11, 2005
Autocephaly (literally "self-headed") is the status of a church within the Orthodox Church whose primatial bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. When an ecumenical council or a high-ranking bishop, such as a patriarch or other primate, releases an ecclesiastical province from the authority of that bishop while the newly independent church remains in full communion with the hierarchy to which it then ceases to belong, the council or primate is granting autocephaly. Historically, however, autocephaly is not always obtained in such a manner.
Recently featured: Afterfeast, Old Calendarists, Orthodoxy in Australasia, Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York. Newly featured articles are presented every Friday.
