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Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople
One
of the oldest institutions in the Eastern Orthodox Christian
Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
is recognised honorarily as first among the Orthodox Churches
due to its place as the church of the capital of the Byzantine
Empire, or 'New Rome'. The church played a pivotal role
in early ecumenical councils, shaping Christian doctrine.
However, it also experienced tensions and conflicts, including
the Great Schism of 1054, which led to the formal separation
of the Eastern Orthodox Church from the Roman Catholic
Church. Throughout its history, the Patriarchate has remained
a symbol of Orthodox Christianity and a significant spiritual
and cultural centre. Today, it plays a crucial role in
fostering dialogue among various Orthodox churches and
representing the Orthodox faith in interfaith and international
contexts. It also oversees the administration of the Greek
Orthodox community in Turkey and has a global diaspora
that follows its spiritual guidance.
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Church
Officials |
| Name |
Tenure |
|
Patriarchs
of Constantinople
 |
|
| Albanian
Orthodox Diocese of America
|
| ►Breakaway
group from the
Albanian Orthodox Church in America
|
|
Metropolitan,
and Bishop of Philomelion |
|
Ilia
|
2002–22†
|
Katre |
|
Theophan
|
2022–
|
Koja |
|
|
America, Archdiocese of
|
|
Diocese
of Atlanta
|
|
Diocese
of Boston
|
|
Diocese
Chicago
|
|
Diocese
of Denver
|
|
Diocese
of Detroit
|
|
Metropolitanate
of New Jersey
|
|
Diocese
of Pittsburgh
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Saint Francis
|
|
|
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
|
|
| Arkalochori,
Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
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Australia, Archdiocese of
|
|
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Austria, Metropolitanate of
|
|
|
Belgium, Metropolitanate of
|
|
|
Buenos Aires, Metropolitanate of (Argentina)
|
|
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Canada, Archdiocese of
|
|
| Chalcedon,
Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
|
Constantinople, Archdiocese of
|
|
|
|
| Crete,
Church of (Greece)
|
|
Archdiocese
of Crete
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Arkalochorif
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Gortyn and Arcadia
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Ierapytni and Sitia
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Kissamos and Selinos
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Kydonia and Apokoronou
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Lampi, Syvritos and Sfakia
|
|
Metropolitanate
of Petra and Herronissos
|
| Metropolitanate
of Rethymno and Avlopotamos
|
|
| Derka,
Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
| Estonian
Orthodox Church
|
|
Metropolitans
of Tallinn and All Estonia |
| Stephanos
|
1999–;
*1940
|
Charalambides |
|
Primates
of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church |
| Locum
tenens: Johannes, Abp of Karelia and All Finland
|
1996–1999;
†2010
|
Rinne |
| Stephanos
|
1999–;
*1940
|
Charalambides |
|
| Finnish
Orthodox Church |
|
Archbishops
of Karelia/Helsinki and All Finland |
| Johannes,
Abp of Karelia and All Finland
|
1987–2001;
†2010
|
Rinne |
| Leo
|
2001–;
*1948
|
Makkonen |
|
|
France, Metropolitanate of
|
|
|
Germany, Metropolitanate of
|
|
| Gortyn
and Arcadia, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
|
Hadrianoupolis, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
| Hong
Kong, Diocese of
|
|
| Ierapytni
and Sitia, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
|
Imbros and Tenedos, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
|
Italy, Metropolitanate of
|
|
| Kissamos
and Selinos, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
| Korea,
Metropolitanate of
|
|
| Kydonia
and Apokoronou, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
| Lampi,
Syvritos and Sfakia, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
|
Mexico, Metropolitanate of
|
|
|
New Zealand, Archdiocese of
|
|
| Petra
and Herronissos, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
|
Pisidia, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
| Princes,
Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
|
Prousia, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
| Rethymno
and Avlopotamos, Metropolitanate of (Greece)
|
|
|
Silivria, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
| Singapore,
Diocese of
|
|
|
Smyrna, Metropolitanate of (Turkey)
|
|
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Spain and Portugal, Metropolitanate of
|
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Sweden and all of Scandinavia, Metropolitanate of
|
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Switzerland, Holy See of
|
|
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Thyatira and Great Britain, Archdiocese of
|
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada
|
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
|
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