Latvian_Orthodox_Autonomous_Church

Latvian Orthodox Autonomous Church

Latvian Orthodox Autonomous Church

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The Latvian Orthodox Autonomous Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Autonomā Baznīca[2]), or All Holy Orthodox Church of Latvia,[1] is a True Orthodox church in Latvia which is part of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church.[3][4]

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Since 2011, the LOAC has declared itself a part of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, commemorating the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in its liturgies.[5][6]

The current primate of the LOAC is Archbishop Victor of Daugavpils and Latvia.[3][4][7][8]

History

Since 1994, this church had asked the Latvian State to be recognized as an Eastern Orthodox religious association, because the Latvian law only allows for one institution to be registered for each religious denomination and that the Latvian Orthodox Church is already registered.[9][10][11][12][13]

As of March 2018, the LOAC had not been recognized by Latvia as an Orthodox religious organization.[10] However, in October 2019, the LOAC managed to be officially registered along with the Latvian Orthodox Church, because the LOAC claimed it (the LOAC) was already registered in 1936.[14][15]

The church had around 14 parishes as of 2006.[7] The church had around 220 believers in Latvia as of 2015.[16]


References

  1. LURSOFT (2019-01-17). "Visu Svēto Latvijas Pareizticīgā (autonomā) draudze , 40801051645 - par uzņēmumu". Lursoft (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  2. "Bishops | His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop VICTOR of Daugavpils and Latvia". The ROAC of America: The Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church of America Official Web Site. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  3. Hoppenbrouwers, Frans (2006). "Current Developments - The Baltic Area" (PDF). Journal of Eastern Christian Studies. 56: 85–104 via Foundation/Stichting Communicantes | Information Exchange Projects for the Catholic Church in Eastern Europe.
  4. "2017". eurel - Données sociologiques et juridiques sur la religion en Europe et au-delà. 2 October 2017.
  5. "Pār reliģiskajām konfesijām velkas pārmaiņu negaiss". nra.lv (in Latvian). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  6. Tomsone, Danute (2017-07-23). "Zem Konstantinopoles vai Maskavas patriarha – strīds par jaunu pareizticīgu baznīcu Latvijā nonāk ST". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  7. "Quelques chiffres sur les appartenances religieuses". eurel - Données sociologiques et juridiques sur la religion en Europe et au-delà. 2017-05-15.

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