Chinese Orthodox Church

The Chinese Orthodox Church (simplified Chinese: 中华东正教会; traditional Chinese: 中華東正教會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Dōngzhèngjiàohuì, Russian: Китайская православная церковь) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox Christian church in China. An organized Orthodox presence was maintained in the region as early as the 17th century as a child of the Russian Orthodox Church, which granted the Chinese Church autonomy in 1957 amidst its ongoing suppression in the Soviet Union.

Chinese Orthodox Church
AbbreviationCOC
ClassificationEastern Orthodox
Bishops0
Parishes13
LiturgyByzantine Rite
TerritoryPeople's Republic of China
Members15,000
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