Orthodox Church in Italy

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The Orthodox Church in Italy (Italian : Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia), also called Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia or Old Catholic Church in Italy, [1] is an Old Catholic denomination.

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History

Since 2013, the church adopted the alternative name Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia / Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia ("Orthodox Church in Italy / Old Catholic Church in Italy"). [2]

Nordic Catholic Church vicariate

Since 2015, it is a vicariate of the Nordic Catholic Church (NCC). [3] The NCC is a member church of the Union of Scranton. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chiesa Vecchio–Cattolica in Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-07. © Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia / Old Catholic Church in Italy (NCC - COI)
  2. ↑ "Comunicato stampa" (Press release) (in Italian). Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia, Associazione "Metropolita Antonio". 2013-11-20. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22 – via comunicati.net.
  3. ↑ "Un giorno importante per la Chiesa" [An important day for the church]. www.chiesavecchiocattolica.it (in Italian). Rome, IT: Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia. 2015-02-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ "The Union of Scranton: a union of churches in communion with the Polish National Catholic Church". unionofscranton.org. Scranton, PA: Union of Scranton. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-05-01.


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