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Orthodox Church in Japan 日本ハリストス正教会 | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | 9,249[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Autonomous Orthodox Church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate (the status of autonomy not recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople[2]) |
| Established | 10 April 1970 by the Moscow Patriarchate |
| Language | Classical Japanese |
| Current leadership | |
| Metropolitan of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo | Seraphim Tsujie |
| Website | |
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The Orthodox Church in Japan or Orthodox Church of Japan (Japanese: 日本ハリストス正教会, romanized: Nihon Harisutosu Seikyōkai, OCJ), also known as the Japanese Orthodox Church (Russian: Японская православная церковь, romanized: Yaponskaya 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).
- ^ "宗教統計調査 | 文化庁".
- ^ 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.