British Orthodox Church

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British Orthodox Church
Logo of the British Orthodox Church
Type	Oriental Orthodox
Classification	Independent Oriental Orthodox (independent sacramental movement)
Primate	Patriarch Seraphim
Founder	Jules Ferrette (claimed)
Branched from	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (2015)
Official website	britishorthodox.org

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The British Orthodox Church (BOC), formerly the Orthodox Church of the British Isles,^[1] is an independent Oriental Orthodox church.

The British Orthodox Church has not been in communion with any of the Oriental Orthodox churches since a 2015 decision to return to an independent status.