The Local Orthodox Churches

The autocephalous Churches

The Orthodox Church is a communion of local Churches, each governed by its own synod and in full communion with the others. They are listed here in the order of the diptychs of Constantinople.

1.Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

See: Constantinople (Istanbul)

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2.Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa

Pope and Patriarch Theodore II

See: Alexandria

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3.Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East

Patriarch John X

See: Antioch (Damascus)

Revised Julian (New) calendar

4.Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Patriarch Theophilos III

See: Jerusalem

Julian (Old) calendar

5.Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)

Patriarch Kirill

See: Moscow

Julian (Old) calendar

6.Serbian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Porfirije

See: Belgrade

Julian (Old) calendar

7.Romanian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Daniel

See: Bucharest

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8.Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Daniil

See: Sofia

Revised Julian (New) calendar

9.Georgian Orthodox Church

Catholicos-Patriarch Shio III

See: Mtskheta and Tbilisi

Julian (Old) calendar

10.Church of Cyprus

Archbishop Georgios

See: Nicosia

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11.Church of Greece

Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens

See: Athens

Revised Julian (New) calendar

12.Polish Orthodox Church

Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw

See: Warsaw

Both calendars, by parish

13.Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania

Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

See: Tirana

Revised Julian (New) calendar

14.Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia

Metropolitan Rastislav

See: Prague and Prešov

Both calendars, by parish

Churches whose status is not recognized by all

Some Churches are recognized by part of the communion only. For each, we note who recognizes it.

Orthodox Church in America

Metropolitan Tikhon

See: Washington

Revised Julian (New) calendar

Recognized by some of the local Churches

Recognized as autocephalous by Moscow (which granted the tomos in 1970), Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Lands and Slovakia. The other Churches are in full communion with it without recognizing its autocephaly.

Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of Ohrid

Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia

See: Skopje and Ohrid

Julian (Old) calendar

Recognized by some of the local Churches

Autocephaly granted by the Serbian Church (tomos of June 2022) and recognized by Moscow, Antioch, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Albania, Georgia and the Czech Lands and Slovakia. Constantinople restored communion in May 2022 but has not recognized the autocephaly; Greece and the OCA recognize its canonicity.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine

See: Kiev

Julian (Old) calendar

Recognized by some of the local Churches

Recognized as the canonical Church of Ukraine by the Serbian Church and most local Churches. Constantinople, Alexandria, Greece and Cyprus recognize the Orthodox Church of Ukraine instead.

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Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Metropolitan Epiphanius

See: Kiev

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Not recognized by this site

Recognized by Constantinople (Tomos of January 2019), Alexandria, Greece and Cyprus.

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The Orthodox Churches in North America

In the United States and Canada, the faithful of the local Churches are organized in overlapping jurisdictions, gathered in the Assemblies of Canonical Orthodox Bishops.