Greek Orthodox church in the context of "Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East"

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⭐ Core Definition: Greek Orthodox church

A Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, romanized: Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía, IPA: [elinorˈθoðoksi ekliˈsia]) is any of three classes of Christian churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Roman Empire:

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Greek Orthodox church in the context of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch (Greek: Ελληνορθόδοξο Πατριαρχείο Αντιοχείας), also known as the Antiochian Orthodox Church and legally as the Rūm Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (Arabic: بطريركيّة أنطاكية وسائر المشرق للروم الأرثوذكس, romanized: Baṭriyarkiyyat ʾAnṭākiya wa-Sāʾir al-Mašriq li-r-Rūm al-ʾUrṯūḏuks, lit. 'Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East for the Orthodox Rum'), is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity that originates from the historical Church of Antioch. Headed by the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch, it considers itself the successor to the Christian community founded in Antioch by the Apostles Peter and Paul. It is one of the largest Christian denominations of the Middle East, alongside the Copts of Egypt and the Maronites of Lebanon.

Its adherents, known as Antiochian Christians, are a Middle-Eastern semi-ethnoreligious Eastern Christian group residing in the Levant region, including the Hatay Province of Turkey. Many of their descendants now live in the global Eastern Christian diaspora. The number of Antiochian Greek Christians is estimated to be approximately 4.3 million.

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Greek Orthodox church in the context of Church of Cyprus

The Church of Cyprus (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Κύπρου, romanized: Ekklisia tis Kyprou) is one of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox churches that form part of the communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Based in Cyprus, it is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches; it claims to have always been independent, although it may have been subject to the Church of Antioch before its autocephaly was recognized in 431 at the Council of Ephesus. The bishop of the ancient capital, Salamis (renamed Constantia by Emperor Constantius II) was constituted metropolitan by Emperor Zeno, with the title archbishop.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch ← Church of Cyprus ← Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch ← Antiochian Orthodox Church ← Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Greek language → Romanization of Greek → Christianity in Greece → Antiochian Greek Christians → Eastern Roman Empire → Eastern Orthodoxy → Autocephaly → Eastern Orthodox Church → Sacred language → Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople → Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria → Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch → Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem → Church of Greece → Church of Cyprus → Greece →