Eastern Orthodoxy in France
Eastern Orthodoxy presence in France
Eastern Orthodoxy in France is the totality of all Eastern Orthodox churches in France.
According to a 2020 survey, Eastern Orthodox Christians made up 1% of the French population.[1]
Jurisdictions
Canonical churches
With a local bishop
- Antiochian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Central Europe (Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch)
- Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Saint Nino in Paris (Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France and Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
- Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France (under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
- Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe (Russian Orthodox Church)
- Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe (Romanian Orthodox Church)
- Russian Orthodox Diocese of Chersonese (Korsoun) (Russian Orthodox Church)
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe (Serbian Orthodox Church)
- Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR)
Without a local bishop
- Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Western and Central Europe (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
Non-canonical churches
With bishop or archbishop
- Communion of Western Orthodox Churches
- French Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of the Gauls
- Orthodox Church of France
People
Current hierarchs
- Emmanuel (Adamakis) of France
- Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana
- Luka (Kovacevic) of France and Western Europe
Other major figures
- Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris
- Jean-Nectaire (Kovalevsky) of Saint-Denis
Organizations and institutions
Seminary
- St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)
Monasteries
- Orthodox Monastery of the Veil of Our Lady (Bussy-en-Othe, France)
Pan-jurisdictional
- Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France
See also
Literature
- Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate: A History of Its Metropolitanates with Annotated Hierarch Catalogs. Wildside Press LLC. ISBN 9781434458766.
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- Sinai
- Finland (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
- Estonia (Ecumenical Patriarchate)[b]
- Japan (Moscow Patriarchate)[b]
- China (Moscow Patriarchate)[b]
- Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate)[c]
- Americas (Romanian Patriarchate)
- Bessarabia (Romanian Patriarchate)[b]
- Moldova (Moscow Patriarchate)[b]
- Semi-autonomous churches
- Crete (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
- Estonia (Moscow Patriarchate)[d]
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia[d]
Assemblies
Christianity portal - ^ The ROC severed full communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2018, and later severed full communion with the primates of the Church of Greece, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the Church of Cyprus in 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.
- ^ UOC-MP was moved to formally cut ties with the ROC as of May 27th 2022.
- ^ a b Semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church whose autonomy is not universally recognized.
- ^ "France". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
