Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy
Eastern Orthodoxy in Italy refers to adherents, religious communities, institutions and organizations of
independent (noncanonical).[1] First session of the Council of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in Italy was held in 2009.[2]
The main canonical Eastern Orthodox churches and ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Italy are as follows:
- Serbian Orthodox Vicariate of Italy, under the jurisdiction of Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland,[5]
- Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, a diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe ,[6]
- Patriarchal parishes in Italy, a jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church in Italy,
- Parishes of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Italy,
- Parishes of the Georgian Orthodox Church in Italy.
- Parishes of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Metropolitanate of Europe.
Other Eastern Orthodox jurisdictions in Italy are:
- Metropolitan of Aquilea, an independent organization founded in 1978 by Archimandrite Evloghios Hessler, the head of a Russian Church in Italy, following the Russian tradition, with followers in Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Germany,
- Parishes of Greek Old Calendaristsin Italy,
- Old Catholic organisation under the jurisdiction of the Nordic Catholic Church,[7]
See also
- Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste
- Religion in Italy
- Christianity in Italy
- Catholic Church in Italy
- Protestantism in Italy
References
- ^ Giordan & Guglielmi 2018, p. 53-69.
- ^ Parlato 2010, p. 496.
- ^ "Dona l'otto per mille alla Chiesa Ortodossa" (in Italian). Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d'Italia e Malta. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Frinchi, Adriano (4 June 2013). "Otto per mille alla Chiesa Ortodossa". YouTube (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Chiesa ortodossa serba: Decanato per l’Italia
- ^ Biserica Ortodoxă Română: Episcopia Italiei
- ^ Gordon-Melton 2010, p. 546-547.
Bibliography
- Giordan, Giuseppe; Guglielmi, Marco (2018). "Be Fruitful and Multiply … Fast! The Spread of Orthodox Churches in Italy". Congregations in Europe. Cham: Springer. pp. 53–69. ISBN 9783319772615.
- ISBN 9781598842043.
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.
- Parlato, Vittorio (2010). "Le chiese ortodosse in Italia, oggi". Studi Urbinati, A - Scienze giuridiche, politiche ed economiche. 61 (3): 483–501.