True Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Europe
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| True Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Europe | |
|---|---|
| Type | Eastern Orthodox, previously Oriental Orthodox |
| Classification | Independent Eastern Orthodox |
| Orientation | True Orthodoxy (Old Calendarist) |
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology previously Miaphysite |
| Primate | Moses (Görgün) |
| Language | Syriac, Malayalam, German |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite previously West Syrian Rite |
| Headquarters | Monastery of St. Gabriel, Altenbergen,[1] Germany |
| Territory | Europe |
| Founder | Moses (Görgün) |
| Independence | 2017 as True Eastern Orthodox Church (2009 as Oriental Orthodox Autonomous Church) |
| Recognition | True Orthodoxy (True Orthodox Metropolis of Ecuador and Latin America) |
| Members | 15,000[2] |
| Other name(s) | Syrian Orthodox Church of Europe (2006–2007), Antiochian Syrian Orthodox Church (2007–2016) |
The True Orthodox Metropolis of Germany and Europe, formerly known as the Syrian Orthodox Church of Europe, is an autonomous Old Calendarist Eastern Orthodox church based in Altenbergen, Germany;[3] it is headed by metropolitan Moses Görgün.[4] The church is part of the Avlona Synod.
Until 2016, the church belonged to the Oriental Orthodox tradition, and it was originally known as the Syrian Orthodox Church of Europe and later as the Antiochian Syrian Orthodox Church. The major part of the community, headed by metropolitan Moses Görgün, converted to the Old Calendarist (also called True Orthodox) tradition within Eastern Orthodoxy and in 2017, it was granted autonomy and jurisdiction over Germany and Europe by the Avlona Synod. It is in full communion with the True Orthodox Metropolis of Ecuador and Latin America, which is another diocese of the Avlona Synod.[5]
