Back Altorthodoxe Altritualistische Kirche in Rumänien German Église orthodoxe vieille-ritualiste lipovène French Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă de Rit Vechi din România Romanian Древлеправославная старообрядческая церковь Румынии Russian Ortodoxa gammalrituella kyrkan Swedish
| Orthodox Old-Rite Church | |
|---|---|
| Biserica Ortodoxă de Rit Vechi | |
| Type | Eastern Christianity |
| Classification | Old Believers |
| Orientation | Russian Orthodoxy |
| Scripture | Septuagint, New Testament |
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Metropolitan bishop | Leontie Izot |
| Language | Church Slavonic |
| Liturgy | A variation of the Byzantine Rite |
| Headquarters | Fântâna Albă (traditionally), Brăila (now) |
| Territory | Romania Bulgaria |
| Origin | 18th century |
| Separated from | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Members | 32,558 (2011) |
| Places of worship | 67 |
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The Lipovan Orthodox Old-Rite Church (or Orthodox Old-ritualist Church, Orthodox Old-Rite Church, Romanian: Biserica Ortodoxă de Rit Vechi din România) is the Romanian Old Believer jurisdiction of the Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy.
The head of the Church carries the title of Archbishop of Belo-Krinitsa and Metropolitan of All Old Orthodox Christians. His see is officially (not in fact) in Bila Krynytsya (Bukovina), his residence in Brăila, Romania (current titular: Metropolitan Leontius (Izot) since 24 October 1996).
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