Definition of Autocephalous. Meaning of Autocephalous. Synonyms of Autocephalous

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Definition of Autocephalous

Autocephalous
Autocephalous Au`to*ceph"a*lous, a. [Gr. ? independent; ? self + ? head.] (Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.

Meaning of Autocephalous from wikipedia

- In the first centuries of the history of the Christian church, the autocephalous status of a local church was promulgated by canons of the e****enical...
- Orthodox Church is a communion composed of up to seventeen separate autocephalous (self-governing) hierarchical churches that profess Eastern Orthodoxy...
- The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Polish: Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny), commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox...
- there also exist autocephalous churches unrecognized by those mainstream ones. Autocephalous churches choose their own primate. Autocephalous churches can...
- approximately 230 million baptised members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via local synods. The church...
- E****enical Patriarchate of Istanbul") is one of the fifteen to seventeen autocephalous churches that together compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is headed...
- primus inter pares (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The e****enical patriarch...
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1959. The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, autocephalous since 1993. The Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo...
- The Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate (Turkish: Bağımsız Türk Ortodoks Patrikhanesi), also referred to as the Turkish Orthodox Church (Turkish:...
- was created by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The see of Cyprus was declared autocephalous by the Council of Ephesus, on 30 July 431; its autocephaly was abolished...