Point of view on the AEOF called upon to structure French orthodoxy:
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This article examines the creation and role of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France (AEOF) in the process of structuring Orthodoxy in France. Natalie Depraz adopts a historical and analytical approach, tracing the circumstances that led to the establishment of this episcopal body. The central idea is that the AEOF constitutes an institutional framework designed to promote the canonical unity of Orthodox communities on French territory, in a context marked by breaks in communion affecting parishes and families. On the theological and historical level, the article highlights the tensions between the jurisdictional logics inherited from the diaspora and the ecclesiological requirements of a coherent local Church, thereby contributing to the reflection on the canonical normalization of Orthodoxy in Western Europe.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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