Orthodoxy in Moldova is the largest direction of Christianity in the country. During the census in 2004, 93.3% of the population of Moldova (excluding Transnistria ) classified themselves as Orthodox Christians [1] . On the territory of Transnistria , not controlled by the Moldovan authorities, 80% of the population are considered Orthodox [2] .
Moldovan Orthodoxy does not represent unity in matters of jurisdiction and breaks up into a dozen churches and groups.
Content
- 1 Canonical Orthodoxy
- 2 Non-canonical Orthodoxy
- 3 Old Believers
- 4 Para-Orthodox groups
- 5 See also
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Canon Orthodoxy
The largest Orthodox association in the country is the Orthodox Church of Moldova . The church is a self-governing part of the Russian Orthodox Church and unites 70% of the inhabitants of Moldova and Transnistria [3] . The Orthodox Church of Moldova is divided into 6 dioceses and has 1277 parishes.
Since 1992, the Bessarabian Metropolitanate of the Romanian Orthodox Church has been operating in the country. The church unites 106 parishes, 7 monasteries and about 10-20% of Orthodox believers.
Noncanonical Orthodoxy
Some of the country's faithful are parishioners of Orthodox churches not recognized by world (canonical) Orthodoxy. Such churches are very small and, often, are represented in Moldova by only one group.
The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad broke up in Moldova into three branches. The ROCA (Agafangela) consists of 4 parishes and is headed by the Archbishop of Chisinau and Moldavian George [4] . ROCOR ( Vladimir ) retained the church of St. John of Kronstadt in Balti (priest - Vasily Andronic) [5] . The true Orthodox Church of Moldova is headed by Archbishop Beltsy and Moldavian Anthony and consists of 6 parishes in the Sîngera district [6] .
In the village of Stoikany there is a community of the Moldavian Orthodox Autocephalous Church (part of the Russian Orthodox Church ( Damascina ). The church is led by the archbishop of Chisinau and Moldavian lands Andrian (Zamlinsky) [7] .
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate has created one diocese in the country - the Orthodox diocese of eastern Moldova . According to the Moldovan Ministry of Justice , the legal address of the diocese is registered in Straseni . Bishop of Falesti and East Moldavian Filaret leads the church [8] .
In Tiraspol, the parish of the Apostolic Orthodox Church operates. The Russian True Orthodox Church is represented by one parish in the village of Tetskany . Since 2013, Bishop Diodorus (Shevchuk) has been representing the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (Barsophonia) in Moldova [9] .
In 2010, the Ministry of Justice of Moldova registered the “ Old-style Orthodox religious cult in the Republic of Moldova”. The leader of the cult is Pavel Dodi. The organization owns two monasteries - in Chisinau and Gidigich [10] .
In January 2014, several former priests of the Bessarabian Metropolis registered the Metropolitanate of Chisinau and eastern Moldova with the Ministry of Justice of Moldova [11] . Father George Vasiliu was elected head of the metropolis, Vyacheslav Afanasyev was secretary.
Old Believers
The Old Believers in Moldova profess a little more than 5 thousand people [12] . Most of them are parishioners of 16 churches of Chisinau and All Moldova of the Diocese of the Russian Old Believer Orthodox Church .
One community of Old Believers in Edinets refers to the Old Orthodox Pomeranian Church .
Near-Orthodox groups
The “ Union of Communities of Spiritual Christians- Molokans ” was registered by the Moldovan government in August 1995 [13] and is currently represented by one community in Chisinau.
See also
- Religion in Moldova
- Protestantism in Moldova
- Catholicism in Moldova
Notes
- ↑ SUMMARY OF THE BASIC CONCLUSIONS of the Report on Religious Freedom in the Republic of Moldova . Human Rights Information Center. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ I. Kramarenko. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE Pridnestrovian Census of Population (unavailable link) . Transnistria News, the official news agency of the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic (2005). Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Moldova . Hierarchy of churches. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Bishops of the ROCOR . Bishop's Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ List of Archivers, Priests and Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia . Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (Moldova) . Hierarchy of churches. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ List of dioceses and parishes . The official website of the Russian Orthodox Church. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Bishop of Falesti and East Moldova FILARET . Information management of the UOC Kiev Patriarchate. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (Barsophonia) . Hierarchy of churches. Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Câte Biserici Ortodoxe avem în Moldova? (rum.) . Moldova Creştină (April 22, 2011). Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Moldavian schismatics founded a new church . LLC “Lenta.ru” (February 3, 2014). Date of treatment February 15, 2014.
- ↑ Old Believers are asking for help from the government . The newspaper "Panorama" (April 23, 2010). Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Government of the Republic of Moldova. Decree Nr. 567 on the approval of the Charter of the organization and activities of the Union of Spiritual Christians-Molokans of the Republic of Moldova . LEXBD (August 11, 1995). Date of treatment May 28, 2013. Archived May 31, 2013.