Eastern Orthodoxy in Korea consists of two Eastern Orthodox churches and a religious organization, the canonical Korean Orthodox Church in South Korea and the Korean Orthodox Committee in North Korea. Korean Orthodox Committee operates the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (Pyongyang).
In February 2019, due to a schism since 2018, with the Russian Orthodox Church severing full communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate because the latter considered its canonical territory in Ukraine being violated, the Russian Orthodox Church established a diocese in Korea within a 'Patriarchal Exarchate' in South–East Asia (PESEA); the person appointed as the first head and archbishop of the Russian Orthodox diocese of Korea within the PESEA is the ethnically Korean-Russian archbishop Theophanes. [1] [2]
The Orthodox Church in Japan or Orthodox Church of Japan, also known as the Japanese Orthodox Church is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. ハリストス is a transcription from the Russian word for "Christ," Христос.
The Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), covering the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Since 28 December 2018, the Diocese of Sourozh is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe.
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.
Archbishop Elisey is the archbishop of the diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). His monastic name, "Elisey", is the equivalent of the Latin Eliseus and the English Elisha.
Metropolitan John is a retired Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam is a diocese of the Patriarchate of Moscow created on 26 February 2019, directly under the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia (PESEA).
The Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe is an exarchate created by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on 28 December 2018.
The Spanish-Portuguese diocese (SPD) or Diocese of Madrid and Lisbon is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) created on 28 December 2018. The diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe.
The Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia is an exarchate created by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on 28 December 2018.
Metropolitan and Exarch Sergiusof Singapore and South-East Asia is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, primate of the Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchy, and member of the Inter-Council presence of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Archbishop Theophanes is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church; he is the Archbishop of the Russian Orthodox diocese of Korea of the Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia.
The Diocese of Chersonesus is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory of France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Monaco. This diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe since 28 December 2018.
The Diocese of The Hague and the Netherlands is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) which covers the territory of Netherlands. This diocese is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe since 28 December 2018.
The Diocese of Singapore is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) which covers the territory of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia (PESEA).
The Diocese of Thailand is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. It is part of the Patriarchal Exarchate in South-East Asia.
The Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Italian Republic is a subdivision of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the territory of Italy, Malta and San Marino.
The Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate (DECR) is one of the synodal institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was established on 4 April 1946.
Archbishop Nestor is Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Madrid and Lisbon.
Metropolitan Leonid is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He holds the title "Metropolitan of Klin". Former Patriarchal Exarch of Africa (2021-2023).
Metropolitan Nicholas is the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York since 14 September 2022.