The repose of Metr. Kallistos means that there is no living British Orthodox Bishop. Every Bishop in the UK is foreign.
No British priest has been consecrated to the Orthodox Episcopacy since 1982.
Today, Orthodoxy in Britain is more foreign than it has been for over 40 years.
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@BrotherAugusti2
In fact, having a de facto 40-year policy of not ordaining British clergy to the Episcopate is itself "phyletism"!
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@maksimologija
what factors do you think are behind this difference between the orthodox church in america and britain?
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@Adulisian
I wish I could give a simple answer. But it's an shocking fact that does require an explanation.
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@maksimologija
It took 30 years for the Anglo-Saxon Church to have bishops of their own (not sent from Rome).
Having the modern British Church under "Old Country" capitivity IS phyletism. There is a reason why Antioch fought Greek captivity with tooth and nail
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