Category: Estonia
Court Rules in Favor of Estonian Orthodox Church Name Change
OCP News Service – 26/03/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: Estonian Orthodox Church has won a legal battle to change its name to the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Raises Concerns at UN Over Religious Rights Violations
Estonian Orthodox Church and OCP News Service – 21/03/2025 Geneva - Switzerland: During the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Bishop ... Read More
Estonian Supreme Court Rejects Estonian Orthodox Church’s Appeal Over War Support Label
Estonian Orthodox Church and OCP News Service – 19/03/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Supreme Court has dismissed the appeals submitted by the Estonian Orthodox Church ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Battles Government Over Name Change, Alleges Religious Freedom Violation
mospat.ru orthodox.ee and OCP News Service – 15/02/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Orthodox Church (under the Moscow Patriarchate) is locked in a legal battle with the ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Challenges Proposed Law, Citing Threat to Religious Freedom
mospat.ru orthodox.ee and OCP News Service – 27/01/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC MP) has voiced strong opposition to ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Petitions Parliament Against Church Law Threatening Religious Freedom
mospat.ru orthodox.ee and OCP News Service – 23/01/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Orthodox Church (EOC) has submitted a petition to the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) against ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Forced to Change Name Again Amid Pressure to Sever Ties with Moscow
et.orthodox.ee - File pic OCP News Service – 23/01/2025 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC MP) faces continued pressure from ... Read More
Reconciliation Attempt Fails as Estonian Orthodox Churches Remain at Odds
His Beatitude Stephanos, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia - Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (Constantinople Patriarchate) Metropolitan Eugene of Tallinn and All Estonia ... Read More
Estonian Orthodox Church Charts Path to Independence
et.orthodox.ee Official Church Website and OCP News Service – 21/08/2024 Tallinn- Estonia: The Estonian Orthodox Church has taken a significant step towards greater administrative independence, following ... Read More
Ministry of Interior and Orthodox Church in Estonia Outline Steps to Eliminate Moscow Patriarchate Influence
Official Church Website and OCP News Service – 04/08/2024 Tallinn- Estonia: On July 30,2024, representatives from the Ministry of the Interior, the Estonian Orthodox Church ... Read More