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What is the name of the autocephalous church covering the island of Crete, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate rather than the Church of Greece?
Answer: Church of Crete — The Church of Crete is a semi-autonomous Orthodox church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; unlike the Church of Greece, it remained under Constantinople's jurisdiction after Crete joined Greece in 1913.
- A Church of the Dodecanese
- B Monastic Community of Mount Athos
- C Orthodox Church of Cyprus
- D Church of Crete ✓
The Church of Crete is a semi-autonomous Orthodox church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; unlike the Church of Greece, it remained under Constantinople's jurisdiction after Crete joined Greece in 1913.