National church
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The term national church is usually a reference to a church organization in Christianity that claims pastoral jurisdiction over a nation. Sometimes the head of state is considered the ceremonial head of the national church, while at the same time not endorsing itself as the state religion. The term should not be confused with established church (state church): a national church differs to a state church since a national church does not necessarily need to be officially endorsed by the state, and even in some cases is persecuted by the government (as were the Orthodox churches during the communist regimes).
The term national church or independent church is most often used within, but not limited to, the Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Christianity. For example, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America considers itself the national church of the United States.
In Catholicism, the term national church may refer to a parish catering to immigrants from another nation. Such national churches may hold church services and other activities in the language of the different nation. They may also follow the liturgies of the other nation, which may be slightly different. It may also refer to the church dedicated to that country in Rome itself.
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[edit] List of National Churches
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- Armenia – Armenian Apostolic Church
- Australia – Uniting Church in Australia, Anglican Church of Australia
- Austria – Old Catholic Church of Austria
[edit] B
- Bangladesh – Church of Bangladesh
- Bermuda – United Church of Bermuda
- Brazil – Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
- Bulgaria – Bulgarian Orthodox Church
[edit] C
- Canada – United Church of Canada, Anglican Church of Canada
- China (PRC) – Three-Self Patriotic Movement, China Christian Council, Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
- Cyprus – Orthodox Church of Cyprus
- Czech Republic – Czechoslovak Hussite Church
- Congo – Church of Christ in Congo
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[edit] E
- Egypt – Coptic Orthodox Church
- England – Church of England
- Eritrea – Eritrean Orthodox Church
- Ethiopia – Ethiopian Orthodox Church
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[edit] G
- Georgia Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
- Germany – Evangelical Church in Germany
- Greece – Church of Greece
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- Iceland – Lutheran Evangelical Church
- India – Church of North India, Church of South India, Indian Orthodox Church and Mar Thoma Church
- Indonesia – Persekutuan Gereja-Gereja di Indonesia Comunion of Indonesian Churches (Reformed and Lutherans)
- Iraq – Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church,
- Ireland – Celtic Church, Church of Ireland
- Israel/Palestine – Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land
- Italy – Roman Catholic Church, Lombardy , Ambrosian Catholic Church,
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[edit] K
[edit] M
- Madagascar – Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar
- Macedonia, Republic Macedonian Orthodox Church
- Mexico – Iglesia del Señor Presidente
[edit] N
- Namibia – United Evangelical Church of Namibia
- Nauru – Nauru Congregational Church
- Netherlands, the – Protestant Church in the Netherlands
- New Zealand – Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia; Maori Ratana Church
- Nicaragua – Miskitos Moravian Church
- Nigeria – National Association of Aladura Churches, Church of Nigeria
- Norway – Church of Norway
[edit] P
- Pakistan – Church of Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea – United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
- Philippines – Philippine Independent Church
- Poland – Polish Catholic Church
- Portugal – Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church
[edit] R
- Romania – none; traditionally the Romanian Orthodox Church has seen itself as the national church, but since 2004 the ROC resigned to any claim of this status to conform with the country's secular constituition.
- Russia – Russian Orthodox Church
[edit] S
- Samoa – Congregational Christian Church in Samoa
- Serbia – Serbian Orthodox Church
- Scotland – Church of Scotland
- Slovakia –
- Solomon Island – United Church of Solomon Islands
- South Africa – Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk – Afrikaner Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, Anglican Church of Southern Africa
- Spain – Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
- Sweden – Church of Sweden
- Switzerland – Swiss Reformed Church – some cantons
- Syria – Syriac Orthodox Church Jacobite, Syrian Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.
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[edit] U
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- United States – Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Orthodox Church in America, United Church of Christ, Catholic Apostolic National Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America; National Catholic Church of America (Polish)
