Religion:Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria

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The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria consists of all the active Eastern Orthodox bishops in Austria and Hungary, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of Austria 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 Austria and Exarchate of Hungary and Middle Europe[2]
    • Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe
  • Antiochian Patriarchate - Archdiocese of Germany and Central Europe[3]
  • Moscow Patriarchate
    • Russian Orthodox Diocese of Vienna and Austria
    • Russian Orthodox Diocese of Budapest and Hungary
    • Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR)
  • Serbian Patriarchate
    • Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland
    • Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buda in Hungary
  • Bulgarian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Central and Western Europe
  • Romanian Patriarchate
    • Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Central Europe
    • Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Gyula in Hungary
  • Georgian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Germany and Austria
  • Macedonian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Europe

See also

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