The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly known simply as the Orthodox Church is a communion composed of up to seventeen separate autocephalous (self-governing) hierarchical churches that profess Eastern Orthodoxy and recognise each other as canonical (regular) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox church in Canada, primarily consisting of Orthodox Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada (UGOCC). The Church, currently a metropolis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, is part of the wider Eastern Orthodox communion, however was created independently in 1918.
Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Italy. In 2014, there were 14 distinctive Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions on the territory of Italy, some of them belonging to canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, while others are classified as independent (noncanonical). First session of the Council of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in Italy was held in 2009.
Eastern Orthodoxy in North America represents adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in North America, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Estimates of the number of Eastern Orthodox adherents in North America vary considerably depending on methodology and generally fall in range from 3 million to 6 million.
The Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe is an archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Church with special status, headquartered in Paris. It comprises various Russian Orthodox parishes located throughout Western Europe.
The Eastern Orthodox Church has a presence in Germany. With up to 2 million adherents, the Church is Germany's third-largest Christian denomination after Roman Catholicism and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD). It has grown due to immigration from Eastern Europe, especially Romania, Greece, the former Soviet Union, and the former Yugoslavia.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America is an organization of church hierarchs of Eastern Orthodox Churches in United States.
The Diocese of Berlin and Germany is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Moscow Patriarchate, uniting parishes on the territory of Germany. It was established in 1921. The eparchy is divided into five deaneries: Northern, Eastern, Bavarian and Hessen, Southern, and Western.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Latin America, formerly known as the Episcopal Assembly of South America, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops in Latin America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Canada is an organization of church hierarchs of Eastern Orthodox Churches in Canada.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania consists of all the active Orthodox bishops in Oceanía representing multiple jurisdictions. It may be considered a successor to SCCOCA [Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia]. However, it is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Great Britain and Ireland consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of the British Isles, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of the British Isles is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta consists of all the active Orthodox bishops serving Italy, Malta, and San Marino, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and Portugal consists of all the active Orthodox bishops serving Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France consists of all the active Orthodox bishops serving France and Monaco, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod.
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops in Austria and Hungary, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Austria is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Switzerland and Lichtenstein consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Switzerland and Lichtenstein is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops serving Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Scandinavia is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
