Orthodox Catholic Church

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Orthodox Catholic Church - derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church canonisation, canonization - (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints Catholic Church - any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church Greek Church, Greek Orthodox Church - state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church - an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

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