Eastern Orthodox primates

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Eastern Orthodox primates are the highest-ranking bishops who lead the autocephalous and autonomous churches within the Eastern Orthodox Christian communion.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Eastern Orthodox primates canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious leader
ecclesiastical office
areAccountableTo their respective Holy Synods
areAssistedBy synod of bishops
areBishops true
areCollectivelyKnownAs heads of Eastern Orthodox churches
areConsecratedBy other bishops
areElectedBy their respective Holy Synods
areRankedBy order of precedence
doNotExercise universal jurisdiction over all Orthodoxy
ecclesiasticalRank primate
exerciseAuthorityOver church administration within their church
doctrine within their church
liturgical practice within their church
firstAmongEqualsIncludes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
haveJurisdictionOver local churches within their territory
haveTitle archbishop
metropolitan
patriarch
highestRankIn their respective Eastern Orthodox churches
languageOfLiturgyVariesBy local tradition and nation
lead autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches
autonomous Eastern Orthodox churches
mayHoldTitleOf Archbishop of Athens and All Greece
Archbishop of Cyprus
Archbishop of Finland
Archbishop of Ohrid
Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
Metropolitan of All America and Canada
Metropolitan of Estonia
Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland
Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
Patriarch of Alexandria
Patriarch of Antioch
Patriarch of Bulgaria
Patriarch of Constantinople
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Patriarch of Moscow
Patriarch of Romania
Patriarch of Serbia
linked to: Serbian Patriarch
mayUseStyle His Beatitude
His Eminence
His Holiness
mustBe male
ordained bishops
participateIn inter-Orthodox councils
pan-Orthodox synods
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy
roleIn Eastern Orthodox Church

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Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania seeAlso Eastern Orthodox primates