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Eastern Christianity
Christian traditions originating from Greek- and Syriac-speaking populations
eparchy
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
Holy Synod
synod comprised of a group of bishops

Eastern Protestantism
Protestant Christian denominations developing in Eastern Christianity
Ukrainian Lutheran Church
Byzantine Rite Lutheran Church based in Ukraine
milk kinship
type of fostering allegiance formed during nursing by a non-biological mother
clerical marriage
practice of allowing Christian clergy to marry
Eastern Lutheranism
Byzantine-rite expression of Lutheran Christianity