Russian Orthodox Diocese of the Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany

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Russian Orthodox Diocese of the Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad . This is also the oldest Orthodox eparchy in Germany .

management

The diocese is currently headed by Archbishop Mark and includes parishes in Great Britain, Denmark and Austria. Vicar of the German diocese is Bishop Agapit (Gorachek) of Stuttgart. The seat is in Munich, where Archbishop Mark resides in the monastery of St. Job von Pochayev .

Archbishops

status

In 1936 the diocese was recognized as a corporation under public law and still has this status. However, the diocese does not levy church taxes . It is financed and institutionally supported by the Russian Orthodox Church Foundation for Science, Monument Preservation and Charity, which it founded . The diocese is a member of the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany (OBKD).

history

The Russian Orthodox Diocese of the Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany has existed since 1926 . According to Orthodox church law, the incumbent (Russian) Orthodox Bishop of Berlin and Germany was responsible for all Orthodox believers in Germany, regardless of nationality. This situation changed only with the immigration of Orthodox workers from Greece and Serbia in the 1960s. In the 1970s, there were 140 places where remaining parishes existed. In recent years in particular, the existing churches have seen a strong influx of believers from Eastern Europe .

Communities

The diocese includes parishes in Germany, Denmark and Great Britain . In addition, the diocese, the oldest Russian association in Germany, belongs to the brotherhood of the Holy Prince Vladimir .

Germany

Alphabetically by place name

Austria

  • Salzburg: Church of Maria Schutz

Great Britain

Denmark

literature

  • Georg Silk: The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad with Special Consideration of the German Diocese , 2001, Verlag Russian Orthodox Monastery, ISBN 978-3-935217-00-2

See also

Web links

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  1. See self-portrayal ( Memento from April 20, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
  2. For the German parishes, see the lists http://mannheim.russian-church.de/ru/u/adressa_d.htm and http://www.orthodoxe-kirche.de/Aktuelles/AdressenGem.html
  3. See http://www.orth-frauenkloster.de/
  4. See http://www.russische-gemeinde.de/
  5. See http://rocor-ettringen.de/
  6. See http://www.rocor-muenster.de/
  7. ^ Russian-Orthodox parish "Maria Schutz" in Salzburg , accessed on November 27, 2019.