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Sign in to saveAutocephaly (; ) is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches. The status has been compared with that of the churches (provinces) within the Anglican Communion.
Autocephaly is a status granted to certain Christian churches—mainly in Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox traditions—where the church's leader answers to no higher authority. This matters because it determines whether a church is independent or subject to oversight from another church's leadership, similar to how different provinces within the Anglican Communion operate with varying degrees of autonomy.
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- Instance of
- quality
- Subclass of
- independence
- Said to be same as
- autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
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- Autocephaly
- different from
- autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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