Eastern Christianity

Christian traditions originating from Greek- and Syriac-speaking populations

Eparchy ( eparchía "overlordship") is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an eparch, who is a bishop. Depending on the administrative structure of a specific Eastern Church, an eparchy can belong to an ecclesiastical province (usually a metropolis), but it can also be exempt. Each eparchy is divided into parishes, in the same manner as a diocese in Western Churches. Historical development of eparchies in various Eastern Churches was marked by local distinctions that can be observed in modern ecclesias

synod comprised of a group of bishops

Protestant Christian denominations developing in Eastern Christianity

Byzantine Rite Lutheran Church based in Ukraine

type of fostering allegiance formed during nursing by a non-biological mother

practice of allowing Christian clergy to marry

Byzantine-rite expression of Lutheran Christianity