The Orthodox Church in Italy (Italian: Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia), also called Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia or Old Catholic Church in Italy,[1] is an Old Catholic denomination.

History

After De Rosso died in 2009, the church became an association in memory of him, Associazione "Metropolita Antonio".[2]

Since 2013, the church adopted the alternative name Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia / Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia ("Orthodox Church in Italy / Old Catholic Church in Italy").[3]

Nordic Catholic Church vicariate

Since 2015, it is a vicariate of the Nordic Catholic Church (NCC).[4] The NCC is a member church of the Union of Scranton.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chiesa Vecchio–Cattolica in Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-07. © Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia / Old Catholic Church in Italy (NCC - COI)
  2. ^ Zoccatelli, PierLuigi; Introvigne, Massimo (2016-05-02). "La Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia". cesnur.com (in Italian). Turin, IT: Center for Studies on New Religions. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  3. ^ "Comunicato stampa" (Press release) (in Italian). Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia, Associazione "Metropolita Antonio". 2013-11-20. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22 – via comunicati.net.
  4. ^ "Un giorno importante per la Chiesa" [An important day for the church]. www.chiesavecchiocattolica.it (in Italian). Rome, IT: Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia. 2015-02-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  5. ^ "The Union of Scranton: a union of churches in communion with the Polish National Catholic Church". unionofscranton.org. Scranton, PA: Union of Scranton. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

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