Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Diaspora
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Diaspora ( Ukrainian Українська Автокефальна Православна Церква в Діаспорі ) is an Orthodox church in Western Europe and Australia . Their eparchies are subordinate to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople .
Structures
The Church consists of the eparchies of Great Britain, Western Europe and Australia. The highest advisory and decision-making body is the joint synod, which meets regularly. The eparchies also belong individually to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and are represented in its Holy Synod.
The Church has close relations with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, with whom it also exchanges bishops.
The Church no longer has a structural relationship with the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
Eparchy of Western Europe
The eparchy of Western Europe has parishes in Belgium, Germany, France and Austria.
Municipalities in Germany
In Germany there are municipalities in Düsseldorf, Ingolstadt, Karlsruhe and Munich. These belong to the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany . About 10,000 people belong to the church.
Eparchy of London and Great Britain
The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Great Britain is based in London and is headed by a bishop.
Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Australia and New Zealand is based in Canberra.
history
Ukrainian Orthodox communities have existed in Western Europe since the early 20th century, reinforced by emigrants since the 1920s. In 1950 the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was re-established in Munich after it had been banned in the Soviet Union.
Since 1995 the individual eparchies abroad separated from the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and submitted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
See also
Web links
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Diaspora site (Ukrainian)
- Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand OrthodoxWiki
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Church in Great Britain Ukrainians in the United Kingdom
Remarks
- ↑ Congregations in Germany on the church's website (German)
- ↑ Members of the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Germany ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Karl-Heinz Voigt: Ecumenism in Germany. From the founding of the ACK to the Charter Oecumenica (1948-2001) . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen 2015. p. 479
- ^ Membership numbers of the German Orthodox communities Religious Studies Media and Information Service
- ↑ Ukrainian Autocephalous Church in Great Britain Ukrainians in the United Kingdom
