Church of Crete

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The Church of Crete is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, primarily serving the island of Crete in Greece.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cretan Christians 1
Greek Orthodox Church of Crete 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church body
Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction
autonomous Eastern Orthodox Church
associatedWith Cretan religious life
Greek culture
autonomyStatus autonomous
christology Chalcedonian
clergyType married and monastic clergy
communionWith Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
country Greece
Hellenic Republic NERFINISHED
denomination Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalTradition Byzantine tradition
episcopalPolity yes
followsCalendar Revised Julian calendar NERFINISHED
followsCreed Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed NERFINISHED
governedBy synod of bishops
governingBody Holy Eparchial Synod of the Church of Crete NERFINISHED
hasBishops yes
hasClericalRank bishop
deacon
presbyter
hasFeastDays yes
hasMetropolises yes
hasMonasteries yes
hasPrimate Archbishop of Crete NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Heraklion NERFINISHED
honoursSaints Eastern Orthodox saints
jurisdictionOf Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Greek
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
participatesIn pan-Orthodox synods and consultations
partOf Eastern Orthodox communion NERFINISHED
primaryTerritory island of Crete NERFINISHED
recognisedBy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED
other Eastern Orthodox Churches
region Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
sacramentalTheology Eastern Orthodox sacramental theology
subjectTo Ecumenical Patriarchate in matters of higher ecclesiastical authority
territorialScope Crete NERFINISHED
surrounding islands under its jurisdiction
theology Eastern Orthodox theology
underOmophorionOf Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED
usesLiturgicalBooks Byzantine liturgical books
usesScriptureCanon Eastern Orthodox biblical canon NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orthodox Academy of Crete affiliation Church of Crete
Arkadi Monastery governingBody Church of Crete
Preveli Monastery governingBody Church of Crete
this entity surface form: Greek Orthodox Church of Crete
Cretan Question supportedBy Church of Crete
this entity surface form: Cretan Christians