Orthodox Church in Japan

Orthodox Church in Japan

日本ハリストス正教会
Location
TerritoryJapan
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Statistics
Population
- Total

9,249[1]
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchAutonomous Orthodox Church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate (the status of autonomy not recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[2])
Established10 April 1970 by the Moscow Patriarchate
LanguageClassical Japanese
Current leadership
Metropolitan of All Japan and Archbishop of TokyoSeraphim Tsujie
Website
www.orthodoxjapan.jp

The Orthodox Church in Japan or Orthodox Church of Japan (Japanese: 日本ハリストス正教会, romanizedNihon Harisutosu Seikyōkai, OCJ), also known as the Japanese Orthodox Church (Russian: Японская православная церковь, romanizedYaponskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov') is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. ハリストス (Harisutosu) is a transcription from the Russian word for "Christ," Христос (Khristos).

  1. ^ "宗教統計調査 | 文化庁".
  2. ^ EXCLUSIVE: How the Moscow Patriarchate Tramples on Church Canons and Undermines Orthodox Unity in Korea. The interview by Ambrosios Zografos, the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan. The Orthodox World, 12 February 2019.