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  1. Overview. Eastern Orthodoxy is the predominant religion in Russia (77%), [6] [7] [8] where roughly half the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians live. The religion is also heavily concentrated in the rest of Eastern Europe, where it is the majority religion in Ukraine (65.4% [9] –77%), [10] Romania (82%), [11] Belarus (48% [12] –73% [13 ...

  2. Which country is most Eastern Orthodox? Russia has the largest Eastern Orthodox population. It is where over half of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians live.

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  4. Distribution. Eastern Orthodox population by country. Eastern Orthodoxy is the predominant religion in the world's largest country by land area, Russia (77%), [71] [72] [73] where roughly half the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians live.

  5. May 10, 2024 · Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity. It is characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches. Its adherents live mainly in the Balkans, the Middle East, and former Soviet countries.

    • John Meyendorff
  6. Percentage distribution of Eastern Orthodox Christians by country. The most reliable estimates currently available number Eastern Orthodox adherents at around 220 million worldwide, making Eastern Orthodoxy the second largest Christian communion in the world after the Catholic Church.

  7. The Eastern Orthodox Church since World War I. The Russian Revolution and the Soviet period; The Balkans and eastern Europe; The Eastern Orthodox Church in the Middle East; Orthodoxy in the United States; The Orthodox diaspora and missions; Ecumenical involvement

  8. OVERVIEW. Along with Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy is one of the three major branches of Christianity. It exists as a fellowship of 18 independent or semi-independent church bodies, each headed by a bishop (sometimes called a patriarch). The largest are the Russian Orthodox Church and the Romanian Orthodox Church.

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