The Primate of Alexandria has the title of Beatitude Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. His residence is in. Alexandria. The Patriarch has a Holy Synod, which includes all the ruling bishops. Belongs to the world Council of Churches.

Antioch Orthodox Church. Its name comes from the former capital of Syria, Antioch-at one time an outstanding center of Christian theology, a place of secret gatherings of the first Christians. After the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Bishop of Antioch, together with the bishops of other Christian centers in the East, received the title of Patriarch.

The historical path of the Church of Antioch is marked by violent events that negatively affected its position in the Orthodox world. In the fifth century the Chaldean Church separated from it, and in the sixth century the Copts (Monophysites) separated from It. From VII to X century. Antioch was owned by the Arabs, and in 11-13 centuries. it fell under the oppression of the crusaders. Another blow struck her in the XIII century. Egyptian Mamluks (warriors-slaves of Turkic and Caucasian origin, which consisted of the guard of the Egyptian sultans), and in the XVI century. enslaved the Turks. It was then that the name of Antioch disappeared, but the name Antakya appeared. And before that, the Patriarchal residence was moved to Damascus.

The constant oppression and poverty of the Church of Antioch led to the fact that for several centuries it was the object of pressure from the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Jerusalem. Only in the late nineteenth century the position began to improve. Now the Church of Antioch has 22 dioceses: the sixth of Syria, the sixth of Lebanon, 1-in Iraq, 3-in Turkey, 6-on the American continent, up to 400 churches, 20 monasteries, Belmentsku spiritual Academy (near Moscow).. Tripoli), a Seminary, and several colleges. Issues 6 magazines and bulletins. The official organ is the magazine “An-Nahr”.

The Patriarch who heads the Church has the title of Beatitude Patriarch of great Antioch and all the East. His residence is located in the capital of Syria – Damascus. The Patriarch has a Holy Synod, which includes the ruling bishops. The Orthodox Church of Antioch is a member of the world Council of Churches.

Jerusalem Orthodox Church. It is considered the mother of all Christian churches, since its jurisdiction is widespread in the area where Christianity originated. Since ancient times, the Church of Jerusalem was entrusted with the duties of preserving places of worship of Christians. To this end, in 326.. It was created svyatohrobskoho brotherhood.

By the XVI century, the Orthodox were absolute rulers of Christian shrines, until they were influenced by Catholics and representatives of other Christian churches. Now to the main Shrine of Christians – the temple of the Resurrection – come Orthodox, Catholics, Copts, virmenogrigorians, etc. However, according to tradition, the Abbot of the temple can only be a representative of the Church of Jerusalem. In addition to the Church of the Resurrection, there are other Christian shrines on the territory of the Orthodox monastery of St. Grobe, which belongs to the brotherhood. The most important among them are mount Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre. Here is also the residence of the Patriarch, who has the title of Beatitude Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all of Palestine.

Under the Patriarch, there is a Synod, which includes all the bishops and several archimandrites: there may be more than 18 of them. The Church includes two metropolitans and one Archdiocese, 23 churches, 22 men’s and 5 women’s monasteries, the Sinai Archdiocese, which has an Autonomous status and significant independence from the Supreme power, its center is the Monastery of St. Catherine, famous for its library of manuscripts and a variety of historical attractions. The Abbot of the monastery has the Episcopal rank and the title of Archbishop. Under his care, 15 courts in Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and PA. Cyprus. In total, the Jerusalem Church has more than 50 thousand Believers. The official publication of the journal “New Sion”. Belongs to the world Council of Churches.

Georgian Orthodox church. It began its history in the IV century. the Process of active Christianization of the Georgian population, and later the Constitution of the Orthodox Church is associated with the names of St. Nina and king Mirian. Already at the beginning of the IV century in the Central part of Georgia – Kartli, Christianity was the state religion.

Until the fifth century, the Archbishop of the Church was subordinate to the Patriarchate of Antioch. Political unification of Georgia in 487. King Vakhtang and was accompanied by the proclamation of autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church. The head of it was a Catholicos, whose Department was located in the then capital -. Mtskheta. From the IX to the XVIII century. in Georgia, there were several Catholics at the same time, but the main one among them was always Mtskheta. Political cataclysms that shook the country, significantly affected the life of the Church. This was manifested not only in the loss of its centralized management, but also in attempts to introduce fire-worship-service to the God of fire (VI-VII centuries) and Islam (XVI-XVIII centuries), in the repeated destruction of Orthodox shrines and oppression of Orthodox believers by the conquerors.

According to the St. George’s treatise of 1783, Georgia was part of the Russian Empire, and the Georgian Orthodox Church was subordinated to the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church. its head received the title of a member of the Synod. Over time, the position of Catholicos was abolished, since the Georgian Exarchate was created on the territory of vyaznut in 1811. Only after the February (1917) revolution did the local clergy resume the autocephaly of their Church. The Moscow Patriarchate recognized the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Church only in 1943

Now the Church has 15 dioceses, uniting up to 300 communities. The clergy are trained by the Seminary and the spiritual Academy (Mtskheta). The Church is led by a Catholicos with the title of his Holiness and Beatitude. He is the Patriarch of all Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi. It has a Holy Synod of all the ruling bishops and a Patriarchal vicar (Deputy). The official printing body is ” Jvari Vazisa “(“Cross of the vine”). Belongs to the world Council of Churches.

Serbian Orthodox church. Its history goes back to the IX century, When at the request of the Soviet rulers, Greek priests were sent to it. The formation of the Serbian diocese dates back to the last quarter of the 9th century In 1219.. The Serbian Church was recognized as an Autocephalous Church, and since 1346 as a Patriarchy. However, it soon fell into decline, because at the end of the XIV century. Serbia was under the rule of the Turks. The Serbian Church was subordinated to the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1557 having Existed independently in the structure of Ecumenical Orthodoxy for two more centuries, it again falls into dependence on Constantinople as a metropolis. Only in 1879 he regained autocephaly.