Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops serving Sweden, Norway , Denmark , and Iceland, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Scandinavia is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Jurisdictions
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Overview

The assembly began when delegates from the 14 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches met at the Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland , on June 6–12, 2009.[1]

## Jurisdictions

The current jurisdictions in the region include the following, ordered according to diptych:

* Ecumenical Patriarchate - Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Sweden and all Scandinavia and Exarchate of the Northern Countries
* Moscow Patriarchate \- Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (Deanery of Scandinavia)[2]
* Serbian Patriarchate \- Eparchy of Britain and Scandinavia
* Romanian Patriarchate \- Metropolis of Germany and Central and Northern Europe
* Macedonian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Europe

## See also

* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Great Britain and Ireland
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and Portugal
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Switzerland and Lichtenstein
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany
* Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria

## References

1. ↑ "The Orthodox Diaspora" (in en). https://www.goarch.org/whats-new/-/asset_publisher/rlvS19snJYAk/content/the-orthodox-diaspo-1?inheritRedirect=false.
2. ↑ Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe - Deanery of Scandinavia (official)

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