Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta (Italian: Conferenza episcopale ortodossa d'Italia e Malta, CEOIM) consists of all the active Orthodox bishops serving Italy, Malta, and San Marino, and representing multiple jurisdictions. It is not, properly speaking, a synod. It is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."

Overview

The assembly began when delegates from the 14 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches met at the Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland, on June 6–12, 2009.^[1] At that time, the conference decided to sanction the establishment of episcopal assemblies in 12 regions of the so-called Eastern Orthodox diaspora which are beyond the boundaries of the autocephalous churches. Such assemblies have the authority to propose future administrative structures for the Church in their respective regions.

Jurisdictions

The current jurisdictions in the region include the following, ordered according to diptych:^[2]

• Ecumenical Patriarchate
  • Sacred Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe
  • Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe
• Antiochian Patriarchate - Archdiocese of France, Western, and Southern Europe
• Moscow Patriarchate
  • Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in Italy
  • Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe (Deanery of Italy)
  • Russian Orthodox Diocese of Great Britain and Western Europe (ROCOR)
• Serbian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Austria and Switzerland (Vicariate of Italy)
• Bulgarian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Central and Western Europe
• Romanian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Italy
• Georgian Patriarchate - Eparchy of Western Europe
• Macedonian Orthodox Church - Diocese of Europe

See also

• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Great Britain and Ireland
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and Portugal
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Switzerland and Lichtenstein
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany
• Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia

References

1. "The Orthodox Diaspora". www.goarch.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
2. "Le Chiese Ortodosse e Antico-Orientali". cesnur.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-19.

External links

• "Sito ufficiale della Conferenza episcopale ortodossa d'Italia e Malta". www.otodossia.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
• "Rubrica di storia e cultura ortodossa in Italia". www.otodossia.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-19.