Les églises orthodoxes

Eastern Orthodox churches

"The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, preserving the traditions of the early church unchanged, accepting the canonicity of the first seven ecumenical councils held between the 4th and the 8th centuries, and maintaining the unbroken link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession." [from Wikipedia]

Listing here should not be understood to indicate any judgement about the canonical status of any of these churches.

• Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
• Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church
• Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa
  HH Theodoros II Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
  "The Church is governed by the Patriarch together with the Synod. It recognized the right of its members to worship in their own language. Therefore, liturgy is celebrated in Greek in Greek Churches and in Arabic in Egyptian Churches." [from MECC webpage]
• Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East
  His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim
  "The Patriarchate saw its birth in the town in which believers were called, for the first time "Christians". Antioch witnessed wars and political changes until, in the 16th century, the See was transferred to Damascus." [frm MECC webpage]
• Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
  His Beatitude Patriarch Diodoros I
  "The 4th Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (451) granted this church the status of "independent Church". It became known as the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. it has jurisdiction over Palestine and Jordan. Church services are held in Arabic and partly in Greek." {from MECC webpage]
• Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus
  His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos
  "Established by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas in the year A.D. 45. It has been autocephalous since its founding." [from MECC webpage]
• Orthodox Church in America
  • Holy Resurrection OCA Church (Saskatoon, SK)
• Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
• Russian Orthodox Church
  • Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
  The Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) has agreed to reconcile with the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The schism developed following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and has led to the establishment of parallel jurisdictions of Russian Orthodoxy in the diaspora. The talks between ROCOR and the Moscow Patriarchate began in 2001. The reconciliation between the two church bodies is expected to occur in May 2007 when the Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate adopts the "Act of Canonical Communion" already approved by the ROCOR Synod of Bishops. The two church bodies express the hope that: "The reestablishment of canonical communion will serve, God willing, towards the strengthening of the unity of the Church of Christ, of her witness in the contemporary world, promoting the fulfillment of the will of the Lord to "gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad" (John 11:52).
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

Les églises orthodoxes orientales

Oriental Orthodox churches

"The term Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only the first three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus — and reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon. Hence, these Churches are also called Old Oriental Churches. Despite potentially confusing nomenclature, Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from the churches that collectively refer to themselves as Eastern Orthodoxy. The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is considered the spiritual leader of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. It is to be noted that the spiritual leadership is not in the same sense understood for the one extended among the Eastern Orthodox Churches to the Church of Constantinople, it is however, in the spirit of respect and honour for the Apostolic Throne of Alexandria. It does not give any prerogatives, jurisdiction or rights to the Church of Alexandria in any way as in the Eastern Orthodox Churches." [from Wikipedia]

• Armenian Apostolic Church
  "The origin of the Armenian Church dates back to the Apostolic age. According to the ancient tradition well supported by historical evidence, Christianity was preached in Armenia as early as the second half of the first century by the two disciples of Jesus Christ, namely, St. Thaddeus (John 14:22-24) and St. Bartholomew (John 1:43-51). During the first three centuries Christianity in Armenia was a hidden religion under heavy persecution. It was at the beginning of the fourth century, 301 AD, that Christianity was officially accepted by the Armenians as the state religion. St. Gregory the Illuminator, the patron Saint of the Armenian Church, and King Thiridates III, the ruler of the time, played a pivotal role in the official Christianization of Armenia. It is a well recognized historical fact that the Armenians were the first nation to formally adhere to Christianity." The Armenian Apostolic Church is a non-Chalcedonian church, rejecting the formulation of the Council of Chalcedon regarding the two natures of Christ. In recent years common statements between Karekin I, the previous Catholicos of Holy Etchmiadzin, and Pope John Paul II, bishop of Rome, have underlined the essential agreement in Christological faith between the two churches.
  • The Holy See of Etchmiadzin
    His Holiness, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenia
    The Diocese of the Armenian Church in North America was established in 1898 by Catholicos Mkrtich I, Catholicos of All Armenians to oversee the spiritual and cultural needs of the newly established Armenian communities in the United States and Canada.
    • Diocese of America (Eastern)
    • Diocese of America (Western Diocese)
    • Diocese of Canada
      "The roots of the Armenian community in Canada go back to the late 1880s when individual Armenian immigrants established themselves in the province of Ontario. Until 1984, Canadian parishes were under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, headquartered in New York. However, as the Armenian communities in various provinces of Canada grew, in May 1985, the first Diocesan Assembly of the Armenian Church in Canada was convened, after the late Catholicos Vazken I formally declared it an independant diocese. The Diocese of Canada includes established parishes in Montreal, Toronto, St. Catherines, Hamilton, and Vancouver and smaller communities in Windzor, Mississauga, Ottawa, Laval and Brossard. There are also a number of mission parishes in other parts of Canada with small Armenian populations, such as Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. The Diocese of Canada administers numerous charitable, educational, cultural, and youth-oriented programs, both in Canada and Armenia."
  • The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
    His Holiness, Aram I (Keshishian), Catholicos of Cilicia
    "The Armenian Apostolic (also known as Armenian Orthodox) Church, Catholicosate of Cilicia, was founded by the Apostles, St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew. Armenia was the first nation to declare Christianity as a state religion, in 301 AD. The Armenian Catholicosate was originally established in Armenia and was transferred to Sis, Cilicia, in 1293, and to Antelias, Lebanon, in 1930."
    • Prelacy of Eastern United States and Canada
  • Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
  • Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
• Coptic Orthodox Church
  HH Pope Shenouda III, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark
  "Founded by St. Mark A.D. 50 as recorded by Eusebius (died c. 359), Alexandria ranked with Antioch and Rome as one of the chief sees of the early church. It has the largest Christian Community in the Middle East and are descendants of ancient Egyptians in 45 dioceses." [from MECC webpage]
  • British Orthodox Church
    A jurisdiction which recently came under the Coptic Patriarch His Holiness Pope Shenouda III.
  • Coptic Orthodox Dioceses in Canada
    • Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver & Western Canada
    • Diocese of Ottawa, Montréal and Eastern Canada
    • Archdiocese of North America
  • CopticChurch.net
    "Most complete and up-to-date site regarding the Coptic Church. Liturgies, Sermons, Multimedia, Icons, E-cards." Webmaster:
  • The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt Resources
• Ethiopia Page
• Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC)
  "An autocephelous jurisdiction recognized by the Syrian Patriarch of Antioch Mar Ignatius Zakka Iwas I. The church was founded by St. Koorilose I in Thozhiyur, Kerala, India in 1772."
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
  The "Malankara Orthodox Church is an ancient Church of India and it traces its origin to as far back as A. D. 52 when St. Thomas one of the disciples of Jesus Christ came to India and established Christianity in the South Western parts of the sub-continent. The St. Thomas Christians or the Syrian Christians exist at present in different churches and denominations. But a major section of the parent body of St. Thomas Christians which has maintained its independent nature constitute the Orthodox Church under the Catholicate of the East with headquarters at Devalokam, Kottayam." [website]
  • Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
    An older website, though still available.
    "The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has 2 dioceses in North America, and 20 in India. The head of the church is the Catholicos of the East, headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala (India). Some other Oriental Orthodox churches in India are under the Patriarch of the Syriac Church in Damascus, Syria." [Fr. Michael Hatcher, priest of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]
  • St. Gregorios Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church Of Greater Washington
  • Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, India
    "The site features: Information about the Seminary and its activities; Information about the Malankara Orthodox Syriac Church;  Documents and articles on Holy Orthodoxy (In this section special emphasis is given to unity between Byzantine Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox); A bookstall which sells books authored by Dr.Paulos Mar Gregorios of blessed memory; A news section where you can read official press releases from the seminary; An audio gallery from where you can download some excellent church music by SRUTHI School of Liturgical Music; A photo gallery where you can see old photographs of St.Gregorios of Parumala and other church fathers; An Icon gallery where 40+ Orthodox icons are on display."
  • Indian Orthodox Internet Forum (IOIF)
    "This is a discussion group for members of the Indian Orthodox Church (Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church). The members of this group are scattered around the world. This is not a group initiated or sponsored by the church. However, opinions and responses of the Church leadership are posted at the web site."
• Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
  HH Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
  "The See of Antioch was founded by St. Peter the chief of the Apostles, in Antioch in 37 A.D. and he was its first Patriarch. In A.D. 451, due to the Council of Chalcedon, the churches were divided into two groups and after the demise of Mor Severios, Patriarch of Antioch in A.D. 538, the See of Antioch was also divided into two. The Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch has contributed much to the blossoming of early Christian literature and to the treasure of theological thinking, spreading Christianity." [from MECC webpage]

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