Home›Christianity›Eastern Orthodox Churches›All Eastern Orthodox ChurchesBrowse ByAll Eastern Orthodox ChurchesThe Eastern Orthodox Church recorded in this atlas as a communion of self-governing churches, together with its national and patriarchal members, each governed by its own bishops in synod, and the Old Believers who kept the pre-reform Russian rite. This group holds Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Church of Cyprus, Church of Greece, Eastern Orthodoxy, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Georgian Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox Church, Old Believers, Romanian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time, from the tradition as a whole to its national and denominational bodies, and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.All Eastern Orthodox ChurchesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Eastern Orthodox ChurchesFilter Results12 entriesSizeAll25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (2)5,255,000 to 22,785,195 (3)PolityAllDecentralised Polity (2)Episcopal Polity (1)Patriarchal-Synodal Polity (10)Originated InAllByzantine Empire (1)Greece (1)Origin EraAll30 (1)49 (1)326 (1)431 (1)864 (1)988 (2)1219 (1)1652 (1)1850 (1)Parent DenominationAllEastern Orthodoxy (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (12)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)Established (1)No Establishment (3)Privileged Never Established (3)Varies by Province (2)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (12)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (3)Church FamilyAllEastern Orthodox Churches (11)Liturgical LanguageAllByzantine Greek (5)Church Slavonic (6)Old Georgian (1)Vernacular Language (3)Ordination PracticeAllCelibacy required of the ordained (1)Married clergy permitted (12)Restricted to men (11)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Bulgarian Orthodox ChurchChristianityChurch of CyprusChristianityChurch of GreeceChristianityEastern OrthodoxyChristianityEcumenical Patriarchate of ConstantinopleChristianityGeorgian Orthodox ChurchChristianityGreek Orthodox ChurchChristianityOld BelieversChristianityRomanian Orthodox ChurchChristianityRussian Orthodox ChurchChristianitySerbian Orthodox ChurchChristianityUkrainian Orthodox ChurchChristianityConnectionsChurch Family IncludesBulgarian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Church of Cyprus, Denominations Well-attested Church of Greece, Denominations Well-attested Eastern Orthodoxy, Denominations Well-attested Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Denominations Well-attested Georgian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Greek Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Romanian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Russian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Serbian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Denominations Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Eastern Orthodox Church (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaEastern Orthodox Church, lead paragraphQuote, Eastern Orthodox Church, lead paragraphThe Eastern Orthodox Church operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via local synods.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.