The Orthodox churches derive their origins from the early Christian community in Jerusalem and later on in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, also being called the Eastern Church. The Orthodox churches share the religious teaching and praxis, therefore they are sometimes referred to as the one and only Orthodox Church. Slight differences in the religious praxis and customs may appear among local churches.
The Orthodox Church maintains its apostolic continuity, its teaching was formed primarily by seven ecumenical councils between the fourth and eighth century. Towards the end of the first millennium, there gradually tension grew between the eastern and western churches which resulted in the great schism (1054), it has not been overcome yet. The teaching of the Orthodox Church is in some aspects quite close to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church and the two churches continue to lead a dialogue on this topic. The great schism was supported by the development of the catechism of the Roman Catholic Church during the second century. All these new dogmas, agreed on by the western church after the year 1054, are incompatible with the orthodox teaching and together with a different Roman Catholic spirituality, prevents the unification of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church has the second largest number of supporters after the Roman Catholic Church. Greece, Russia and other Slavic lands are the strongholds Orthodoxy. The Orthodox believers are originally immigrants but they live in many other countries. Large communities exist in the USA, Canada or Australia.
1. The Orthodox Parish
The Orthodox Cathedral Church of Ss. Cyril and Methodeus, S. Gorazda´s Chapel
Resslova 9a, 120 00 PRAHA 2.
Ministry: Resslova 9a, 120 00 PRAHA 2, tel./fax: 224 920 686.
Priest in ministry: metropolitan protopresbyter ThDr. Jaroslav Šuvarský, Kladenská 22/557, 160 00 PRAHA 6.
Assisting priest: prot. ing. Jiří Čáp, U libeňského pivovaru 14, 180 00 PRAHA 8, tel. 284 826 345.
Liturgy
Sunday 9.30 a.m.
Thursday and Saturday 8 a.m.
Czech, Old Slavonic, English, Greek
2. The Orthodox Parish
The Chapel of Our Lady´s Death, Olsany Cemetery in Prague
Priest in ministry: archimandrita Silvestr (Vajlo), 130 00 Praha 3, Biskupcova 27; mob: 604 83 36 12., Assisting priest: prot.. MUDr. Vladislav Dolgušin, Masarykovo Nábřeží 34, 110 00 Praha 1, tel. 224 934 634; Srdjan Jablanović, tel. 241 405 297, jer. Mgr. Plamen Todorov, 140 00 Praha 4, Obětí 6.května 2/553, mob.: 721 751 368
Liturgy
Sunday 10 a.m.
Friday 9 a.m.
Saturday 4 p.m.
Old Slavonic
3. The Orthodox Parish
The Cathedral of Our Lady´s Annunciation at Prague 2, Na Slupi 4a.
Priest in ministry: prot. Vasil Stojka, Voskovcova 1130/30, 152 00 Praha 5, mob: 602 274 014; Assisting priest: jer. Pavlo Celič.
Liturgy
Sunday 7.45 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. (beginning after Easter)
Saturday 7 p.m. (in winter at 6 p.m.)
Old Slavonic
4. The Orthodox Parish
St. Nicolas´ Church at Prague 6 - Bubeneč, Rooseveltova 29
Priest in ministry: mitr. prot. Zdeněk Koudela, Machuldova 594, 142 00 Praha 4-Krč, mob: 605 766 842, diacon: Mgr. Vladimír Stojanov, mob.: 728 103 354.
Liturgy
Sunday 10 a.m.
Wednesday 9 a.m..
Saturday 4.30 p.m.
Old Slavonic