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Chinese Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox church in China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chinese Orthodox Church (simplified Chinese: 中华东正教会; traditional Chinese: 中華東正教會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Dōngzhèngjiàohuì, Russian: Китайская православная церковь) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Christian church in China. An organized Orthodox presence was maintained in the region as early as the 17th century as a child of the Russian Orthodox Church, which granted the Chinese Church autonomy in 1957 amidst its ongoing suppression in the Soviet Union.[2]
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Chinese Orthodox Church | |
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Abbreviation | COC |
Classification | Eastern Orthodox |
Bishops | 0 |
Parishes | 13 |
Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
Territory | People's Republic of China |
Members | 15,000[1] |
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