Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
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Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate | |
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Eugene (Reshetnikov) | |
Language | Russian |
Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia |
Territory | Estonia |
Founder | Russian Orthodox Church |
Origin | 11 August 1992 Moscow, Russia |
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Congregations | 38 (2021)[1] |
Members | 170,000 (2020)[2] |
Official website | Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate |
The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC-MP; Estonian: Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik; Russian: Эстонская православная церковь Московского патриархата) is a semi-autonomous church in the canonical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow whose primate is appointed by the Holy Synod of the latter.
This church numbers roughly 150,000 faithful in 31 congregations and is the largest Eastern Orthodox church in Estonia. The primate of the church was
Under Estonian law, another church – the
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