Eastern Orthodoxy in the Philippines, also known collectively as the Philippine Orthodox Church, refers to the Eastern Orthodox presence in the Philippines as a whole.

Overview

In 1989, Adamopoulos saw the need to establish the first Greek Orthodox church in the Philippines and thus established the Hellenic Orthodox Foundation, Inc., but he died in 1993 before the church was completed. The Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral in Sucat, Parañaque, Metro Manila, was finished in 1996 and was consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople in 2000. Since then, other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches have established their presence in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao. Alongside the local Greek community, a small community of Serbians and Russians living in the Philippines conduct services here. In March 2024, the Apostolic Orthodox Church established the Diocese of Bohol and Philippines, which has sent missions to Quezon City, Tacloban City, Samar, Caloocan, and Bulacan. There is an estimated number of 2,500 Eastern Orthodox Christians living in the country. Those E.O. belong to the Moscow Patriarchate, to the Patriarchate of Antioch, and to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Churches

There are three autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches with a presence in the country, the jurisdictions of which overlap with each other. These are: There are also groups in the country which use the term orthodox in their names but are not in communion with any of the fourteen to seventeen recognized autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.