Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia information
Christian Orthodox-oriented jurisdiction in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
Pravoslavná církev v Českých zemích a na Slovensku (Czech) Pravoslávna cirkev v českých krajinách a na Slovensku (Slovak)
Classification
Eastern Orthodox
Primate
Rastislav (Gont)
Bishops
6
Parishes
172
Language
Church Slavonic, Czech and Slovak
Headquarters
Prague, Czech Republic Prešov, Slovakia
Territory
Czech Republic Slovakia
Possessions
—
Founder
Ss. Cyril and Methodius (as mission to the Slavs) Gorazd Pavlík (as Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Moravia and Silesia)
Origin
1921
Independence
1951 1998
Recognition
Autocephaly recognised in 1951 by the Russian Orthodox Church and in 1998 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Members
75,000 (2021)[1]
Official website
Czech official website Slovak official website
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The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia (Czech: Pravoslavná církev v Českých zemích a na Slovensku; Slovak: Pravoslávna cirkev v českých krajinách a na Slovensku) is a self-governing body of the Eastern Orthodox Church that territorially covers the countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The current primate of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church is Rastislav of Prešov (born Ondrej Gont), Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia since 2014.
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