Christian
Greek Orthodox Church (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
6/40· LowConfidence: High
Mainstream Eastern Orthodox church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. First among equals in Eastern Orthodox Communion.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control2/10
Information Control1/10
Thought Control1/10
Emotional Control2/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — mainstream Eastern Orthodox; Ecumenical Patriarchate is first among equals in Orthodox Communion.
Founded
Early Christian era
Members
Ecumenical Patriarchate ≈3.5M directly; Greece ROC ≈10M
Active in
Europe, Global
In context
The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople (Istanbul) holds 'first among equals' position in Eastern Orthodoxy. Patriarch Bartholomew I since 1991. Greek Orthodox Churches in diaspora fall under Ecumenical Patriarchate. Mainstream voluntary tradition.
Timeline
- 330Constantinople established as Christian centre
Sources
- Various academic studies
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