Orthodox Church in Japan
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The Orthodox Church in Japan or Orthodox Church of Japan (Japanese: 日本ハリストス正教会, romanized: Nihon Harisutosu Seikyōkai, OCJ), also known as the Japanese Orthodox Church (Russian: Японская православная церковь, romanized: Yaponskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov') is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. ハリストス (Harisutosu) is a transcription from the Russian word for "Christ," Христос (Khristos).
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Orthodox Church in Japan 日本ハリストス正教会 | |
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Location | |
Territory | Japan |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | 9,249[1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Sui iuris church | Autonomous Orthodox Church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate (the status of autonomy not recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[2]) |
Established | 10 April 1970 by the Moscow Patriarchate |
Language | Classical Japanese |
Current leadership | |
Metropolitan of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo | Seraphim (Tsujie) of Sendai |
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