Montenegrin Orthodox Church (disputed status)

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The Montenegrin Orthodox Church is a self-declared, but canonically unrecognized, Eastern Orthodox body in Montenegro that claims continuity with the country’s historical church and seeks independence from the Serbian Orthodox Church.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox church body ⓘ
religious organization ⓘ
unrecognized church ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Montenegrins ⓘ
canonicalStatus unrecognized by mainstream Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ
claimsContinuityWith historical Montenegrin Orthodox Church ⓘ
claimsSuccessorOf Metropolitanate of Cetinje (historical) ⓘ
conflictType church jurisdiction dispute in Montenegro ⓘ
country Montenegro ⓘ
disputedStatus contested ecclesiastical legitimacy in Montenegro ⓘ
doctrinalPositionOnFilioque rejects Filioque ⓘ
doctrinalPositionOnPapalPrimacy rejects universal jurisdiction of the Pope ⓘ
followsCreed Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Creed
governingStructure episcopal hierarchy ⓘ
hasClergyType bishops ⓘ
deacons ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasDoctrine seven ecumenical councils (as in Eastern Orthodoxy) ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
hasMainCathedral Cetinje Monastery (claimed) ⓘ
linked to: Cetinje Monastery
hasMajorFeast Christmas ⓘ
Epiphany ⓘ
Pascha (Easter) ⓘ
linked to: Easter

Pentecost ⓘ
hasPractice Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
baptism by triple immersion ⓘ
chrismation ⓘ
headquartersCountry Montenegro ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cetinje ⓘ
jurisdictionClaim Orthodox Christians in Montenegro ⓘ
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite ⓘ
opposedBy Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
canonical Eastern Orthodox churches ⓘ
positionOnAutocephaly claims autocephalous status for the Orthodox Church in Montenegro ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfWorship Church Slavonic ⓘ
Montenegrin ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ
recognizedBy no autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church ⓘ
no canonical Eastern Orthodox patriarchate ⓘ
relationshipToState involved in debates over Montenegrin national identity ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
seeksIndependenceFrom Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
selfDescription autocephalous ⓘ
supportedBy some Montenegrin nationalist groups ⓘ
some Montenegrin political figures ⓘ
territorialContext Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans
theology Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
usesCalendar Julian calendar (liturgical) ⓘ
linked to: Julian calendar
usesSymbol Eastern Orthodox cross ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slavic Orthodox Churches → includesChurch → Montenegrin Orthodox Church (disputed status) ⓘ
Pavle → commonInCommunity → Montenegrin Orthodox community ⓘ
linked to: Montenegrin Orthodox Church (disputed status)
Montenegrin Orthodox Church → claimsContinuityWith → historical Montenegrin Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to: Montenegrin Orthodox Church (disputed status)