Greek Orthodox Church (Ecumenical Patriarchate)
Mainstream Eastern Orthodox church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. First among equals in Eastern Orthodox Communion.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — mainstream Eastern Orthodox; Ecumenical Patriarchate is first among equals in Orthodox Communion.
Profile facts
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.
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Evidence by BITE axis
- Ecumenical Patriarchate is first among equals in Orthodox Communion
Timeline
- 330Constantinople established as Christian centre
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/01/05/internacional/1546690286_845318.html | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| В Киеве создана независимая православная церковь. Ее главой избран 39-летний митрополит Епифаний | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| lire en ligne | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| lire en ligne | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| lire en ligne · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| ПЦУ може покарати Філарета за "відновлення" Київського патріархату вже 24 червня. · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
| The World Factbook · archive | Government | Primary | — |
| http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71415.htm | Government | Primary | — |
| Социологи: 44 % украинцев относят себя к УПЦ | Journalism | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Various academic studies search ↗
- https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/01/05/internacional/1546690286_845318.html — https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2019/01/05/internacional/1546690286_845318.html open ↗
- В Киеве создана независимая православная церковь. Ее главой избран 39-летний митрополит Епифаний — https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-46570396 open ↗
- lire en ligne — http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2013/12/09/01003-20131209ARTFIG00290-la-dechirure-des-eglises-ukrainiennes.php open ↗
- lire en ligne — http://www.la-croix.com/Urbi-et-Orbi/Actualite/Monde/En-Ukraine-des-militants-nationalistes-s-emparent-d-une-eglise-du-Patriarcat-de-Moscou-2014-09-25-1211795 open ↗
- lire en ligne — https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Orthodoxie/lEglise-orthodoxe-ukrainienne-lautocephalie-bout-doigts-2018-10-12-1200975513 open ↗
- ПЦУ може покарати Філарета за "відновлення" Київського патріархату вже 24 червня. — https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-48706324 open ↗
- The World Factbook — https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html open ↗
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71415.htm — https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71415.htm open ↗
- Социологи: 44 % украинцев относят себя к УПЦ — https://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/ukraine_in_russian/2015/04/150409_ru_s_religion_opinion_poll open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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