Montenegrin Orthodox Church (disputed status)
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The Montenegrin Orthodox Church is a self-declared, but canonically unrecognized, Eastern Orthodox body in Montenegro that claims continuity with the country’s historical church and seeks independence from the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montenegrin Orthodox Church | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church body
ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ unrecognized church ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Montenegrins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | unrecognized by mainstream Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| claimsContinuityWith | historical Montenegrin Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsSuccessorOf | Metropolitanate of Cetinje (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | church jurisdiction dispute in Montenegro ⓘ |
| country | Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedStatus | contested ecclesiastical legitimacy in Montenegro ⓘ |
| doctrinalPositionOnFilioque | rejects Filioque ⓘ |
| doctrinalPositionOnPapalPrimacy | rejects universal jurisdiction of the Pope ⓘ |
| followsCreed | Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStructure | episcopal hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
bishops
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
seven ecumenical councils (as in Eastern Orthodoxy)
ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ |
| hasMainCathedral | Cetinje Monastery (claimed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorFeast |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epiphany NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascha (Easter) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentecost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
baptism by triple immersion ⓘ chrismation ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cetinje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionClaim | Orthodox Christians in Montenegro ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Serbian Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canonical Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| positionOnAutocephaly | claims autocephalous status for the Orthodox Church in Montenegro ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfWorship |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Montenegrin ⓘ Serbian ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
no autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
ⓘ
no canonical Eastern Orthodox patriarchate ⓘ |
| relationshipToState | involved in debates over Montenegrin national identity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeksIndependenceFrom | Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDescription | autocephalous ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
some Montenegrin nationalist groups
ⓘ
some Montenegrin political figures ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theology | Eastern Orthodox theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Julian calendar (liturgical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | Eastern Orthodox cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.