|
The Exarchate of the Philippines is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople governed by the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (OMHKSEA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profiles of Parishes and Organizations throughout the Metropolis )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nikitas of Hong Kong )〕 , there are some 560 members of this jurisdiction in the country, around 40 of those being . There are three parishes and three chapels in the Philippines. ==History== Around the beginning of the seventeenth century, Greek sailors settled in Manila and Legazpi.〔 The Annunciation of the Theotokos Orthodox Church was consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on March 5, 2000, during his visit to the Philippines.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Philippines: Orthodox Patriarch visits fledgling local Orthodox Church )〕 Despite not being the bishop's seat -- the cathedra-- it is sometimes called a "cathedral" because it is the only church in the metropolis blessed by the Ecumenical Patriarch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aoc.ph/index.php?section=1 )〕 Two other churches, in Cataingan and Los Baños, have since been established, along with a few other chapels. There are three major centres of Orthodoxy in the Philippines: Sucat, Parañaque in Metro Manila; around Los Baños; and in Bajada, Cataingan, Masbate. There are currently five priests and two monastic nuns in the Philippines.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exarchate of the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|