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Apostle Andrew
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Traditional
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Traditional
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Patriarch Bartholomew I
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Constantinople, most of Turkey, Mount Athos, Crete, parts of Northern Greece, the Dodecanese
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United States, Canada, Great Britain, Western Europe, South America, Central America, Australia, Southeast Asia
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Greek
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3,500,000
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Church of Constantinople
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The is one of the fifteen
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. It is headed by the
Ecumenical Patriarch , who has the status of "
First Among Equals " among the world's Orthodox bishops.
The local Churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of six archdioceses, eight churches, and 13 metropolises ("metropolis" is preferred use over "metropolitanate" within this particular Orthodox jurisdiction), each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. In addition, three of the six archdioceses have internal metropolises (16 in all), which are part of their respective archdioceses rather than distinct administrative entities, unlike the other metropolises.
Link to the
"Official Web Site of the Patriarchate of Constantinople" (Greek or English).
