Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
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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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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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