Orthodox Church in Thailand

ศาสนจักรออร์โธดอกซ์ในประเทศไทย
St.Nicholas Cathedral in Bangkok
Location
TerritoryThailand
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Statistics
Population
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estimated
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchAutonomous church of Eastern Orthodoxy under the omophorion of the Russian Orthodox Church
LanguageRussian, Thai and English
Website
www.orthodox.or.th

Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Thailand has been represented since 1999 by the Representative Office of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the orthodox parish of Saint Nicolas in Bangkok (Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate).

Russian Orthodox church

Holy Trinity Church in Phuket

The mission is headed by Father (Archimandrite) Oleg Cherepanin (2008) and serves Russian tourists or citizens in Thailand, local believers of Thai origin[1] and people of other nationalities, including Romanians, Greeks, French.

Besides the main parish of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bangkok, there are several Russian Orthodox communes including:

Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension on Samui island

The mission of Russian Orthodox Church since its establishment translated into Thai language the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Orthodox Book of prayer and the book about the history of Russian Orthodox Church. In July 2008, the representative office of Russian Orthodox Church was officially registered by Thailand authorities as foundation the Orthodox Christian Church in Thailand.[3]

In November 2007, Father Oleg Cherepanin took part in ecumenical pilgrimage of trust in Bangkok's Assumption Cathedral. Among those present were religious leaders of Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Thailand, Church of Christ in Thailand, Russian Orthodox Church and young people from Laos, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia who came specially for the prayer.[4]

The year 2009 was marked by the visit to Thailand of the Russian Orthodox Church delegation headed by Archbishop Hilarion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in the country.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Тайская миссия (Thai Mission), by Elena Batueva, Educational Orthodox Society "Russia in colors" in Jerusalem, in Russian
  2. ↑ "Официальный веб-сайт Православной Церкви в Таиланде (Московский Патриархат)".
  3. ↑ Православная Церковь получила государственную регистрацию в Таиланде, "Pravoslavie.RU" Portal, July 2008, in Russian
  4. ↑ Pilgrimage of trust in Bangkok: 2007, Taize Home Page, November 2007
  5. ↑ Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk completes his visit to Thailand with laying the foundation of the Holy Trinity Church in Phuket, Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, News Archive - December 2009
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