Orthodoxy in Italy

Orthodoxy in Italy

The main Orthodox churches in Italy are as follows:

  • The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy and Exarchate of Southern Europe, a diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
  • Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, a diocese of the Romanian Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe
  • Serbian Orthodox Church - Metropolitan of Zagreb, Ljubljana and All Italy
  • the Orthodox Church in Italy, an independent organization
  • the Patriarchal Metropolitan of Aquilea, and independent organization founded in 1983 by Evloghios, a priest of a Russian parish in Milan, following the Old Calendarist tradition, with followers in Italy, Switzerland, France, and North America