Bulgarian schism

E94284

The Bulgarian schism was a long-standing 19th–20th century ecclesiastical dispute that separated the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from the Ecumenical Patriarchate over issues of national church independence and jurisdiction.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf church schism
ecclesiastical dispute
historical event
appliesToJurisdiction Ottoman Empire
conflictWith Greek ecclesiastical authorities
country Bulgaria
describedBySource Tomos of 1945 recognizing the Bulgarian Church
decisions of the Council of Constantinople 1872
endCause post–World War II reorganization of Orthodox relations
recognition of Bulgarian Church by Ecumenical Patriarchate
followedBy recognition of Bulgarian Patriarchate in 1953
hasCause Bulgarian demands for ecclesiastical independence
conflict over church jurisdiction
establishment of the Bulgarian Exarchate
rise of Bulgarian national consciousness
hasEffect creation of parallel ecclesiastical jurisdictions
influence on Bulgarian national liberation movement
isolation of Bulgarian Orthodox Church within Eastern Orthodoxy
non-recognition of Bulgarian Exarchate by Ecumenical Patriarchate
precedent for debates on ethnophyletism
separation of Bulgarian Orthodox Church from Ecumenical Patriarchate
strengthening of Bulgarian national church identity
tensions among Orthodox communities in the Balkans
hasEndTime 1945
hasHistoricalRegion Macedonia NERFINISHED
Moesia
Thrace
hasStartTime 1872
languageOfContext Bulgarian
Greek
location Bulgarian lands in the Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
mainParticipant Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
opposedBy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
recognizedBy Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1945
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
significantEvent Bulgarian Exarchate established by firman of 1870
Council in Constantinople of 1872
condemnation of ethnophyletism in 1872
lifting of the schism in 1945
supportedBy Bulgarian national movement
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
topic autocephaly of national churches
church jurisdiction in the Balkans
ethnophyletism

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
conflict
Bulgarian schism ("Tomos of 1945 recognizing the Bulgarian Church")
describedBySource

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