Exarchate of the Philippines

Exarchate of the Philippines

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). [cite web|url=http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/profs.html|title=Profiles of Parishes and Organizations throughout the Metropolis|publisher=Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia|accessdate=2007-08-02] [cite web|url=http://www.ec-patr.org/hierarchs/show.php?lang=en&id=53|title=Nikitas of Hong Kong|accessdate=2007-08-02] Today, there are some 560 Orthodox in the country,cite web|url=http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/Phil_history.html|title=The Orthodox Church in the Philippines|author=Article provided by Philemon Castro|publisher=Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia|accessdate=2007-08-02] around 40 of those being . There are six parishes of Orthodoxy from which the faith is being practiced~] [cite web|url=http://www.gocanada.org/Missions/LittleAngels.htm|title=Little Angels|publisher=Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)|accessdate=2007-08-02] : Parañaquecite web|url=http://www.hri.org/forum/life/adamson.html/|title=Greeks in the Philippines and their contributions to the country|author=Miltiadis Adamopoulos (Milton Adamson)
publisher=Hellenic Resources network|accessdate=2007-08-02] , Quezon City, Cataingan, Sorsogon, Lake Sebu and Los Baños.~] cite web|url=http://exarchate.uni.cc/|title=Orthodox Parishes & Missions in the Philippines|publisher=Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral|accessdate=2007-08-02] [cite web|format=pdf|url=http://www.ocmc.org/images/pb/Wildcard/Primary%20Color%20Quark.pdf|title=Preaching the Gospel of Christ, a real story from the Philippines|publisher=Orthodox Christian Mission Center]
Correction: Officially the parishes are 3: The [http://www.geocities.com/vlatoja/orthodoxphilippines.html Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral in Paraňaque, Metro Manila] , the [http://holytrinity.faithweb.com Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Los Baňos, Laguna] and the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Cataiňgan, Masbate island. The other 3 mentioned are only chapels: The St Nectarios chapel in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the St Eleftherios chapel in Sorsogon, Bicol, and the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Chapel in Cotabato, Mindanao island. One more church, the Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Siniloan, Laguna, is functioning alternatively, in connection with the Holy Trinity parish of Los Baňos.

History

Around the beginning of the seventeenth century, Greek sailors settled in Manila and Legazpi.~]

The Annunciation church was consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on March 5, 2000,~] during his visit to the Philippines. [cite web|url=http://www.orthodox.cn/news/20000420philippines_en.htm|title=Philippines: Orthodox Patriarch visits fledgling local Orthodox Church|publisher=Union of Catholic Asian News|accessdate=2007-07-28] Two other churches--one in Cataingan and the other in Los Baños--have since been established, along with a few other chapels.

Language

The Divine Liturgy and other Orthodox worship services are said in English and/or in the local language. [cite web|url=http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/FEB99.html|title=Philippines In Review 1998|author=Philemon Castro|publisher=Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia|accessdate=2007-08-22]

References

ee also

*History of Eastern Christianity in the Philippines
*Christianity in the Philippines
**Roman Catholicism in the Philippines
**Protestants in the Philippines
*Status of religious freedom in the Philippines
*Philippine Christmas traditions
*Vincentius Escarcha

External links

* [http://ocp.uni.cc/ Exarchate of the Philippines]
* [http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/Phil_major_events.html Major events in Philippine Orthodoxy]
* [http://holytrinity.faithweb.com Official site of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Los Baňos, Laguna]
* [http://www.ocmc.org/magazine.php?sub=magazine&action=topic&id=4#59 Called to the Philippines]
* [http://www.cs.ust.hk/faculty/dimitris/metro/Phil_history.html A priest's description of Orthodox missionary work in the Philippines]
* [http://filorthodoxia.googlepages.com/church.htm History of the first Filipino Orthodox Community in Bajada, Cataingan, Masbate]
* [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Philemon_%28Castro%29 OrthodoxWiki article on the Rev. Fr. Philemon Castro]


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