Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops in Germany, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Germany is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."

Overview

The assembly began when delegates from the 14 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches met at the Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland, on June 6–12, 2009.^[1]

Jurisdictions

The current jurisdictions in the region include the following, ordered according to diptych:

Ecumenical Patriarchate
- Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe
Antiochian Patriarchate - Archdiocese of Germany and Central Europe^[2]
Moscow Patriarchate
- Russian Orthodox Diocese of Berlin and Germany
- Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (Deanery of Germany)^[3]
- Russian Orthodox Diocese of Berlin and Germany (ROCOR)
Serbian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Düsseldorf and all of Germany
Bulgarian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Central and Western Europe
Romanian Patriarchate - Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe
Georgian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Germany and Austria
Macedonian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Europe

References

^ "The Orthodox Diaspora". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Antiochenisch-Orthodoxe Metropolie – von Deutschland und Mitteleuropa" (in German). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ "Deanery of Germany | Type de lieu". Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Europe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[1] "The Orthodox Diaspora". Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[2] "Antiochenisch-Orthodoxe Metropolie – von Deutschland und Mitteleuropa" (in German). 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[3] "Deanery of Germany | Type de lieu". Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Europe (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-20.

[note_n0-4] The ROC severed full communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2018, and later severed full communion with the primates of the Church of Greece, the Patriarchate of Alexandria, and the Church of Cyprus in 2020.

[note_n1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized.

[note_n3-6] UOC-MP was moved to formally cut ties with the ROC as of May 27th 2022.

[note_n2-7] Semi-autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church whose autonomy is not universally recognized.

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Overview

Jurisdictions

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References