Ecumenical Patriarchate o Constantinople
| Ecumenical Patriarchate o Constantinople | |
|---|---|
 Emblem o the Patriarchate o Constantinople (foond atap the front entrance o the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George) | |
| Clessification | Eastren Orthodox |
| Orientaition | Greek Orthodoxy |
| Scriptur | Septuagint, New Testament |
| Theology | Palamism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Airchbishop o Constantinople-New Roum an Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I |
| Bishops | 125 (73 actin, 52 titular) |
| Pairishes | 525 in Unitit States,[1] |
| Monastics | ~1,800 (Mt. Athos) |
| Monasteries | 20 (U.S)[1] 32 (Mt. Athos), 8 (Australie), 6 (Meteora) |
| Leid | Greek, Inglis, Ukrainian, French, Korean, Turkis |
| Heidquarters | St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul 41°01′45″N 28°57′06″E / 41.02917°N 28.95167°ECoordinates: 41°01′45″N 28°57′06″E / 41.02917°N 28.95167°E |
| Foonder | Saunt Andra |
| Separations | several, see § Autocephalous churches formerly under the Ecumenical Patriarchate |
| Members | ~3,800,000 in Greece, ~1,500,000 in diaspora, =5,300,000 in total . |
| Offeecial wabsteid | ec-patr.org |
The Ecumenical Patriarchate o Constantinople (Greek: Οκουμενικν Πατριαρχεον Κωνσταντινουπλεω, Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, IPA: [ikumenikon patriarçion konstandinupoleos]; Laitin: Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constantinopolitanus;[2] Turkis: Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi,[3][4] "Roman Orthodox Patriarchate") is ane o the fowerteen to saxteen autocephalous churches (or "jurisdictions") that thegither compose the Eastren Orthodox Kirk. It is heidit bi the Ecumenical Patriarch o Constantinople, currently Bartholomew I, Archbishop o Constantinople.
Acause o its historical location as the caipital o the umwhile Eastren Roman (Byzantine) Empire an its role as the Mither Kirk o maist modren Orthodox kirks, Constantinople hauds a special place o honor athin Orthodoxy an serves as the seat for the Ecumenical Patriarch, wha enjoys the status o primus inter pares (first amang equals) amang the warld's Eastren Orthodox prelates an is regardit as the representative an spiritual leader o the warld's 300 million Orthodox Christians.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
References
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[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Krindatch, Alexei (2011). Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-935317-23-4.
- ↑ Pontificia Commissio Codici Iuris Canonici Orientalis Recognoscendo Vatican City State, 1978, p. 3 (in Laitin)
- ↑ Ortaylı, İlber (2003). "Osmanlı Barışı", p. 14. ISBN 975-6571-50-0.
- ↑ In Turkey it is also referred to unofficially as Fener Rum Patrikhanesi, "Roman Patriarchate of the Phanar"
- ↑ Fairchild, Mary. "Christianity:Basics:Eastern Orthodox Church Denomination". about.com. Archived frae the original on 5 Juin 2016. Retrieved 22 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "The Patriarch Bartholomew". 60 Minutes. CBS. 20 December 2009. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 Januar 2010.
- ↑ "Quick facts about the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople". Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 Juin 2011.
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew serves as the spiritual leader and representative worldwide voice of some 300 million Orthodox Christians throughout the world
- ↑ "Biography - The Ecumenical Patriarchate". www.patriarchate.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ Winfield, Nicole; Fraser, Suzan (30 November 2014). "Pope Francis Bows, Asks For Blessing From Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew In Extraordinary Display Of Christian Unity". Huffington Post. Archived frae the original on 17 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Finding Global Balance". World Bank Publications. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
His All Holiness is the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide
- ↑ "Who is the Ecumenical Patriarch? - Apostolic Pilgrimage of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Jerusalem". www.apostolicpilgrimage.org (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 4 Juin 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2019.