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ARTICLES RELATED TO Eastern Orthodox Churches | | | |  Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - List of religious leaders in 2006 - Eastern Orthodox Churches
List of religious leaders in 2006 - Autonomous Orthodox Churches.
Orthodox Church of Mount Sinai (autonomy under Patriarchate of Jerusalem) - Damianos, Archbishop of Sinai (1973-present)
Orthodox Church of Finland (autonomy under Ecumenical Patriarchate) - Leo, Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland (2001-present)
Orthodox Church of Estonia (autonomy under Ecumenical Patriarchate) - Stephanos, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia (1999-present)
Orthodox Church of Japan (autonomy ...
See also:List of religious leaders in 2006, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Catholic Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Catholic Churches not currently in Communion with Rome, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Eastern Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Autonomous Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Schismatic Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Old Believers, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Oriental Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Anglican Churches - Churches in Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Protestant Churches, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Other Christian, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Sunni Islam, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Islam: Ismaili Ahmadiyya and Druze, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Judaism, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Eastern, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Other, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Western origin, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Indian subcontinent origin, List of religious leaders in 2006 - New Religions, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Eastern or Hindu derived, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Christian or Christian derived, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Islam or Islam derived, List of religious leaders in 2006 - Speculative science derived Read more here: » List of religious leaders in 2006: Encyclopedia II - List of religious leaders in 2006 - Eastern Orthodox Churches |
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| | | | Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - List of religious leaders in 2005 - Eastern Orthodox Churches (1977-present)
Cyprus -
Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus (1977-present)
Chrysostomos of Paphos, acting for Chrysostomos (2002-present)
Greece - Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (1998-present)
Poland - Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland (1998-present)
Albania - Anastasius of Albania, Archbishop of Tiranë and All Albania (1992-present)
Czechia and Slovakia - Nicholas, Metropolitan of All Czechia and Slovakia (2000 ...
See also:List of religious leaders in 2005, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Catholic Churches, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Catholic Churches not currently in Communion with Rome, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Independent Catholic Churches Not in Communion with Rome, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Eastern Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Autonomous Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Old Believers, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Oriental Orthodox Churches, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Anglican Churches - Churches in Communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Protestant Churches, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Other Christian, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Sunni Islam, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Islam: Ismaili Ahmadiyya and Druze, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Judaism, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Eastern, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Other, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Western origin, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Indian subcontinent origin, List of religious leaders in 2005 - New Religions, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Eastern or Hindu derived, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Christian or Christian derived, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Islam or Islam derived, List of religious leaders in 2005 - Speculative science derived Read more here: » List of religious leaders in 2005: Encyclopedia II - List of religious leaders in 2005 - Eastern Orthodox Churches |
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| | | | Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - Catholic - Present-day usage While other Christian denominations also lay claim to the description "catholic", including the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Protestant Churches possessing an episcopate (bishops), the term "Catholic Church" is usually associated with the Church that is also called the Roman Catholic Church, whose over one billion adherents are about half of the estimated 2.1 billion Christians. At the First Vatican Council of 1870, it referred to itself as the "Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church",[1] but normally, both before and afterwards, it ...
See also:Catholic, Catholic - Present-day usage, Catholic - Catholic Epistles, Catholic - Capitalization, Catholic - Avoidance of usage Read more here: » Catholic: Encyclopedia II - Catholic - Present-day usage |
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| | | | Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - Catholic church hierarchy - Ecclesiastical offices in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs.
Patriarch is the title for the highest-ranking bishop of an autonomous church or federation of local eparchies (dioceses) with effective jurisdiction over all its bishops.
The Pope, as bishop of Rome, is the Patriarch of the Latin Rite (Roman) Catholic Church. As such he is also the first ranked among the patriarchs and head of the college of bishops in the entire Catholic Church. Most of his authority and the daily activity of the roman curia are in fact ...
See also:Catholic church hierarchy, Catholic church hierarchy - Origin and use of the term Hierarchy, Catholic church hierarchy - Ecclesiastical offices in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Catholic church hierarchy - Patriarchs, Catholic church hierarchy - Cardinals, Catholic church hierarchy - Minor Patriarchs or Titular Patriarchs, Catholic church hierarchy - Major Archbishops, Catholic church hierarchy - Primates, Catholic church hierarchy - Archbishops and Metropolitans, Catholic church hierarchy - Titular Archbishops, Catholic church hierarchy - Bishops and Eparchs, Catholic church hierarchy - Titular Bishops, Catholic church hierarchy - Superiors General of Religious Orders, Catholic church hierarchy - Prelate Nullius, Catholic church hierarchy - Archimandrite, Catholic church hierarchy - Abbot or Abbess Nullius, Catholic church hierarchy - Abbot or Abbess, Catholic church hierarchy - Exarch, Catholic church hierarchy - Vicar Apostolic, Catholic church hierarchy - Prefect Apostolic, Catholic church hierarchy - Diocesean Administrator, Catholic church hierarchy - Prefect of a Personal Prelature, Catholic church hierarchy - Vicars General, Catholic church hierarchy - Vicars Episcopal, Catholic church hierarchy - Vicars Canonical, Catholic church hierarchy - Protonotary Apostolic, Catholic church hierarchy - Provincial Superior, Catholic church hierarchy - Vicars Forane Deans, Catholic church hierarchy - Prelates of Honor of His Holiness, Catholic church hierarchy - Canons, Catholic church hierarchy - Chaplains of His Holiness, Catholic church hierarchy - Archpriests, Catholic church hierarchy - Archdeacons, Catholic church hierarchy - Pastors, Catholic church hierarchy - Local Superior, Catholic church hierarchy - Hieromonks, Catholic church hierarchy - Parochial Vicars, Catholic church hierarchy - Deacons, Catholic church hierarchy - Subdeacons, Catholic church hierarchy - Diocesean Scholastics, Catholic church hierarchy - Catechists, Catholic church hierarchy - Installed Acolyte, Catholic church hierarchy - Installed Lector, Catholic church hierarchy - Links Read more here: » Catholic church hierarchy: Encyclopedia II - Catholic church hierarchy - Ecclesiastical offices in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church |
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| | | | Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - Christianity - Differences in Beliefs
Christianity - Nicene Creed.
One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the universal creed of Orthodox and Catholic Christendom by the Council of Ephesus in 431, and generally believed to be true by Protestants as well. Therefore, the Nicene Creed is generally acknowledged to be the most universally accepted summary expression of the Christian faith.
Central Christian beliefs which are affirmed in the Nicene Creed include, but are not limited to:
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See also:Christianity, Christianity - Overview, Christianity - Denominations of Christianity, Christianity - History, Christianity - Beliefs, Christianity - The Trinity, Christianity - Jesus Christ as God, Christianity - Jesus Christ as Salvation, Christianity - Crucifixion and Resurrection, Christianity - The Second Coming, Christianity - The Afterlife, Christianity - Differences in Beliefs, Christianity - Nicene Creed, Christianity - Scriptures, Christianity - Worship and practices, Christianity - Weekly worship services, Christianity - Holidays, Christianity - Symbols, Christianity - Persecution, Christianity - History and denominations, Christianity - Notes, Christianity - References and select bibliography Read more here: » Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Christianity - Differences in Beliefs |
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| | | | Eastern Orthodox Churches: Encyclopedia II - Tbilisi - History
Tbilisi - Early History.
According to an old legend, the present-day territory of Tbilisi was covered by forests as late as the 5th century A.D. One widely accepted variant of the legend of Tbilisi's founding states that King Vakhtang I Gorgasali of Georgia went hunting in the heavily forested region with a falcon (sometimes the falcon is either substituted by a hawk or other small birds of prey in the legend). The King's falcon allegedly caught/injured a pheasant during the hunt, after which both b ...
See also:Tbilisi, Tbilisi - History, Tbilisi - Early History, Tbilisi - Tbilisi Turns into a Capital, Tbilisi - Foreign Domination, Tbilisi - Tbilisi as the Capital of a Unified Georgian State and the Georgian Renaissance, Tbilisi - Mongol Domination and the following Period of Instability, Tbilisi - Tbilisi Under Russian Control, Tbilisi - Independence: 1918–1921, Tbilisi - Under Communist Rule, Tbilisi - After the Break-Up of the Soviet Union, Tbilisi - Geography, Tbilisi - Climate, Tbilisi - People and culture, Tbilisi - Demographics, Tbilisi - Religion, Tbilisi - Architecture, Tbilisi - Periodic events, Tbilisi - Landmarks, Tbilisi - Miscellaneous, Tbilisi - Pronunciation, Tbilisi - Education, Tbilisi - Sister cities, Tbilisi - Notable people, Tbilisi - Photo Tour Read more here: » Tbilisi: Encyclopedia II - Tbilisi - History |
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