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Orthodoxy (with capital O) in Christianity refers to two distinctive denominations known by the appellation "Orthodox," namely the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy. Also, there are several other Christian communities that self-identify as Orthodox.
The various autocephalous and autonomous jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church are distinct in terms of administration and local culture, but are united in full communion with one another, hold the same beliefs, and also generally follow the same practices (the same rite). Some tensions exist in the philosophical differences between the New Calendarists and the Moderate Old Calendarists.
Oriental Orthodoxy also consists of several autocephalous and autonomous jurisdictions holding a single set of beliefs and united in full communion. However, they each have their own separate rites, and there are significant differences between their respective practices. Thus, there is more internal diversity of practice among the Oriental Orthodox than among the Eastern Orthodox.
The Eastern Orthodox Church is the largest single religious faith in:
Countries with a high percentage of Eastern Orthodox Christians include:
The following table includes the current primates (head bishops) of the autocephalous jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church, with their respective titles and episcopal sees. A primate may hold the title of Patriarch, Metropolitan, or Archbishop.
Title and episcopal see(s) | Current primate | In office since |
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Ecumenical Patriarch, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Primus inter pares | Bartholomew I | 1991 |
Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria, Libya, Pentapolis, Ethiopia, all the land of Egypt, and all Africa | Theodoros II | 2004 |
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East | John X (Yazigi) | 2012 |
Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, and of Syria, Arabia, beyond the Jordan River, Cana of Galilee, and Sacred Zion | Theophilos III | 2005 |
Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia | Kirill I | 2009 |
Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Abkhazia and Pitsunda | Ilia II | 1977 |
Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch | Irinej | 2010 |
Patriarch of All Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest | Daniel | 2007 |
Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of All Bulgaria | Neofit | 2013 |
Archbishop of New Justiniana and all Cyprus | Chrysostomos II | 2006 |
Archbishop of Athens and all Greece | Ieronymos II | 2008 |
Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania | Anastasios | 1992 |
Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland | Sawa | 1998 |
Archbishop of Prešov and Prague, Metropolitan of Czech lands and Slovakia | Rastislav | 2014 |
Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All United States and Canada | Tikhon | 2012 |
Oriental Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Armenia (94%), the ethnically Armenian Artsakh (98%), Ethiopia (44%, the total Christian population being 63%), and Eritrea (47%, the total Christian population being 54%).
Oriental Orthodoxy is especially the dominant religion in the two Ethiopian regions of Amhara (82%) and Tigray (95%), as well as the chartered city of Addis Ababa (75%). It is also important in Oromia Region (31%).
Oriental Orthodoxy is also one of two dominant religions in Eritrea (47%), especially in its highland regions Maekel Region (87%) and Debub Region (86%).
It is a significant minority religion in Egypt (10%), Sudan (5%, the total Christian population being 15%), Syria (3%, the total Christian population being 10-11% the rest being Greek Orthodox, Catholic and Church of the East), Lebanon (2%, the total Christian population being 40%) and Kerala, India (1%, the total Christian population being 2.3%).[2]
Oriental Orthodoxy is the largest single religious faith in:
Countries with a high percentage of Oriental Orthodox Christians include:
Country | Christian Orthodox population[3][4] | Orthodox percentage (%) of total population | Orthodox percentage (%) of World Orthodox population |
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Albania | 240,000[5] | 6.78 | 0.1 |
Armenia | 3,220,236 | 98.80 | 1.17 |
Azerbaijan | 260,000[5] | 1.77 | 0.05 |
Australia | 567,680 | 2.43 | 0.26 |
Belarus | 4,800,000-5,900,000[5] | 48.3-61.5[5] | 2.3[5] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,440,000[5] | 31 | 0.49 |
Brazil | 130,000[5] | 0.4 | 0.02 |
Bulgaria | 4,374,135-6,220,000[5] | 59.4[6]-83.0[5] | 2.4[5] |
Canada | 581,553 | 1.70 | 0.21 |
Croatia | 194,134 | 4.40 | 0.07 |
Cyprus | 625,444 | 78 | 0.23 |
Czech Republic | 21,002 | 0.2 | 0.008 |
Egypt | 7,609,500 | 9 | 2.38 |
Eritrea | 2,530,000 | 47 | 1.2 |
Estonia | 250,000[5] | 13.7 | 0.06 |
Ethiopia | 45,000,000 | 44 | 13.9[5] |
Finland | 59,000 | 1.1 | 0.02 |
Georgia | 3,820,000[5] | 87.8[5] | 1.5[5] |
Germany | 1,140,000[5] | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Greece | 10,030,000[5] | 88.3[5] | 3.7[5] |
India | 3,800,059 | 0.4 | 1.38 |
Iran | 250,000[7]-300,000[8] | 0.1 | 0.03 |
Iraq | 629,340 | 2 | 0.23 |
Israel | To be determined | over 1 | |
Jordan | 310,656 | 4.8 | 0.11 |
Kazakhstan | 4,193,271 | 26.19 | 1.52 |
Kyrgyzstan | 540,000[5] | 8.26 | 0.16 |
Latvia | 370,000[5] | 15.70 | 0.13 |
Lebanon | 851,000 | 8 | 0.31 |
Lithuania | 141,821 | 4.05 | 0.05 |
Template:Country data Macedonia, Republic of | 1,330,000[5] | 64.80 | 0.48 |
Moldova | 3,321,853 | 93.30 | 1.20 |
Montenegro | 446,858 | 72.07 | 0.16 |
Norway | 9,894 | 0.02 | 0.004 |
Palestine | 118,057 | 3 | 0.04 |
Poland | 763,347 | 2 | 0.28 |
Romania | 18,750,000[5] | 87.3[5] | 7.2[5] |
Russia | 58,190,191-99,775,000[5] | 41-77.0[9][10] | 39.0[5] |
Serbia | 6,630,000[5] | 86.3[5] | 3.2[5] |
Slovakia | 50,363 | 0.9 | 0.02 |
Sweden | 103,027 | 1.1 | 0.04 |
Syria | 1,800,400 | 8 | 0.07 |
Tajikistan | 80,000[5] | 1.18 | 0.03 |
Turkey | 180,000[11][5] | 0.1 | 0.03 |
Turkmenistan | 270,000[5] | 2 | 0.04 |
Ukraine | 27,802,000-34,850,000[5] | 65.4[1]-76.7[5] | 13.4[5] |
United States | 5,269,864 | 1.7 | 1.91 |
Uzbekistan | 470,000[5] | 1.79 | 0.18 |
ⴲ World | 260,000,000[5] | 4[5] | 100 |
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