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  • 41Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church — {|style= float: right; Infobox Orthodox Church | show name = Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church caption = Ascension of the Cross, 5th century Bas relief from the Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta, Georgia founder = Apostle Andrew, Saint… …

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  • 42Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia — The Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia is the head of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church. The Catholicos Patriarch is also Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi and head of the Holy Synod. Ilia II has been Catholicos Patriarch since… …

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  • 43Church of Greece — Seal of the Church of Greece Founder The Apostles Independence 1833 …

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  • 44Montenegrin Orthodox Church — Црногорска православна црква Crnogorska pravoslavna crkva Coat of arms of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church Founder Antonije Abramović Independence 1993.[ …

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  • 45Chinese Orthodox Church — The Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church in China. It was granted autonomy by its mother church, the Russian Orthodox Church in the mid 1950s. Contents 1 Ancient Period 2 Nestorianism 3 Russian Mission …

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  • 46Bulgarian Exarchate — The Bulgarian Exarchate ( bg. Българска екзархия Bylgarska ekzarkhia ) was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the other Orthodox churches in the 1950s. It was established as an independent… …

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  • 47Polish Orthodox Church — The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź Founder …

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  • 48History of the Eastern Orthodox Church — The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of… …

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  • 49History of the Eastern Orthodox Church in North America — This article forms part of the series Orthodoxy in the Americas History Orthodoxy in the Americas timeline Orthodoxy in the Americas bibliography Byzantines on OCA autocephaly …

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  • 50History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Foundation by St. AndrewThe Russian Orthodox Church is traditionally said to have been founded by the Apostle Andrew, who is thought to have visited Scythia and Greek colonies along the northern coast of the Black Sea. According to one of the… …

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