Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church
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The Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (or Orthodox Old-ritualist Church, Orthodox Old-Rite Church) is the Romanian-based Old Believer jurisdiction of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy.
The head of the Church carries the title of Archbishop of Belo-Krinitsa and Metropolitan of All Old Orthodox Christians. His see is officially (not in fact) in Bila Krynytsya (Bukovina), his residence in Brăila, Romania (current titular: Metropolitan Leontius (Izot) since 24 October 1996).
History
Lipovans are Russian Old Believers who fled Russia in the late 17th early 18th centuries in order to escape the persecution of their faith.
Eparchies
Four eparchies in Romania:
- Eparchy of Brăila and Tulcea
- Eparchy of Slava
- Eparchy of Bukovina and Moldavia
- Eparchy of North America, Western Europe, Australia, and Georgia of the former Soviet Union
See also
External links
References
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