Orthodox Church in Japan
Russian Orthodox Church of Orthodox Church in Japan 日本ハリストス正教会 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Territory | Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church | Autonomous Orthodox Church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate (the status of autonomy not recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) |
| Established | 10 April 1970 by the Moscow Patriarchate |
| Language | Classical Japanese |
| Current leadership | |
| Metropolitan of All Japan and Archbishop of Tokyo | Seraphim (Tsujie) |
| Website | |
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established, founded.The Orthodox Church in Japan or Orthodox Church of Japan (Japanese: 日本ハリストス正教会, romanized: Nihon Harisutosu Seikyōkai, OCJ), also known as the Japanese Orthodox Church (Russian: Японская православная церковь, romanized: Yaponskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov') is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. ハリストス (Harisutosu) is a transcription from the Russian word for "Christ," Христос (Khristos).