Exarchate of the Philippines
The Exarchate of the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople governed by the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (OMHKSEA).[1][2] As of 1 September 2009[update], there are some 560 members of this jurisdiction in the country, around 40 of those being expatriates. [3][not in citation given] There are three parishes and three chapels in the Philippines.
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[edit] History
Around the beginning of the seventeenth century, Greek sailors settled in Manila and Legazpi.[4]
The Annunciation church was consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on March 5, 2000, during his visit to the Philippines.[4][5] Two other churches, in Cataingan and Los Baños, have since been established, along with a few other chapels.
[edit] Language
The Divine Liturgy and other Orthodox worship services are said in English or the local language.[6]
[edit] Parishes and chapels
[edit] Parishes
- Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral, Paranaque, Metro Manila [3][4]
- Theotokos Orthodox Church, Cataingan, Masbate
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Los Banos, Laguna
[edit] Chapels
- St Nectarios Chapel, Quezon City, Metro Manila
- St Eleftherios Chapel, Sorsogon, Bicol
- Holy Resurrection Orthodox Chapel, Cotabato, Mindanao
One more church, the Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Siniloan, Laguna, is functioning alternatively, in connection with the Holy Trinity parish of Los Baňos. [7]
[edit] See also
- History of Eastern Christianity in the Philippines
- Christianity in the Philippines
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in the Philippines, Orthodox parishes under the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania
- Philippine Christmas traditions
- Philippine Orthodox Church
- Status of religious freedom in the Philippines
- Vincentius Escarcha
[edit] References
- ^ "Profiles of Parishes and Organizations throughout the Metropolis". Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/profs.html. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Nikitas of Hong Kong". http://www.ec-patr.org/hierarchs/show.php?lang=en&id=53. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ a b Article provided by Philemon Castro. "The Orthodox Church in the Philippines". Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/Phil_history.html. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ a b c Miltiadis Adamopoulos (Milton Adamson). "Greeks in the Philippines and their contributions to the country". Hellenic Resources Network. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080203110954/http://www.hri.org/forum/life/adamson.html//. Retrieved 2007-08-02. (archived from the original on 2008-02-03)
- ^ "Philippines: Orthodox Patriarch visits fledgling local Orthodox Church". Union of Catholic Asian News. http://www.orthodox.cn/news/20000420philippines_en.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Philemon Castro. "Philippines In Review 1998". Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/FEB99.html. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ "Orthodox Parishes & Missions in the Philippines". Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral. http://exarchate.uni.cc/. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
[edit] External links
- Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
- Major events in Philippine Orthodoxy
- Official site of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Los Baňos, Laguna
- Called to the Philippines
- A priest's description of Orthodox missionary work in the Philippines
- History of the first Filipino Orthodox Community in Bajada, Cataingan, Masbate
- OrthodoxWiki article on the Rev. Fr. Philemon Castro
- Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral in Paraňaque, Metro Manila
- Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Los Baňos, Laguna
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