Since the middle of the VI century, Cyprus was under the rule of the Arabs, which led to a significant decline of the Church. After liquidation in 965. Arab domination of Cyprus in 1191 conquered the crusaders, who together with the Western European feudal lords planted Catholicism here. Oppression of the Orthodox population and the humiliation of the Church hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church changed the brutal massacres by the Turks-the Ottomans who ruled Cyprus from 1571 the Turks eventually changed their attitude towards the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, granting it powers not only the leader of the Church, but of the whole Greek community of the island.

During the period of English rule in Cyprus (1878-1960), the Church of Cyprus led the liberation struggle. In 1974, it gained full independence and organizational independence.

The head of the Church has the title of Beatitude Archbishop of New Justiniana and all Cyprus. His residence is located in the capital of the Republic of Nicosia. The Synod, which acts under the Patriarch, includes all the ruling bishops. The Church has more than 400 thousand Believers. It consists of 6 dioceses, more than 500 churches, 6 male and 9 female monasteries, more than 40 schools of various profiles and a theological Seminary. The official organ is the journal “Apostle Barnabas”.

The Cyprus Orthodox Church is an influential socio-political force, has a fourth part of agricultural land, a monopoly on the production of mineral fertilizers. Belongs to the world Council of Churches.

Hellas (Greek) Orthodox Church. More than 1100 years she was part of the Constantinople Patriarchate, its Autonomous development began in the nineteenth century with the decline of the Ottoman Empire, intensified the national liberation movement of the peoples enslaved by it. The revolt in Greece in 1821 was led by the Orthodox hierarchy, and was blessed by Archbishop Herman of Patras.

The consequence of these events was the actual autonomization of the Hellenic dioceses by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. After the proclamation of Greece as an independent state (1822), their independence is strengthened, and Orthodoxy is declared “the dominant religion of the Kingdom of Greece”. Toli raised the question of the status of the Greek Church. As a result of complex political vicissitudes in 1833, it was declared Autocephalous, but the existing rules in the Church were excited. In this regard, the Hellenic Church was deprived of the opportunity to communicate with other Orthodox churches for 17 years, since none of them recognized its autocephaly. The situation was normalized only after the local Council of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1850, which decided to grant the Church of Greece autocephaly.

According to the 1975 Constitution, the Hellenic Church is separated from the state. It has 77 dioceses, which since 1922. They are called metropolitans, and all the ruling bishops have the title of metropolitans, it owns 7,5 thousand Churches and about 200 monasteries. Territorial jurisdiction is extended to the Peloponnese Peninsula and mainland Greece. The center is located in Athens. The highest governing body is the Holy Synod consisting of all the ruling bishops, the Permanent Holy Synod, and the General Church Assembly, which includes delegates from the dioceses. The permanent Holy Synod, which unites 12 members, is headed by the head of the Church, who has the title of Archbishop of Athens and all of Hellas.

Church personnel are trained in special faculties of the Athens and Thessalonica universities, as well as in seven theological institutes and eight seminaries. The Church publishes many periodicals. The official organ of the Synod is the ecclesia journal. He is a member of the world Council of Churches.

There are two branches of Greek Orthodoxy in Ukraine – the Greek Orthodox Church (2 communities) and the True Orthodox Church of Greece (1 community).

Albanian Orthodox Church. The first mention of Christianity in Albania dates back to the third century. however, the establishment of Christianity and the formation of Church structures here took place slowly. The first Episcopal see was founded only in the X century. Later it was transformed into a metropolis, having several dioceses in its composition. From the fourth century its communities were under the jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and from the second half of the XVIII century-under the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople. Only after Albania gained independence in 1932.. The Church was declared Autocephalous.