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Russian Church Has 180 Million Faithful; 36,000 Churches; 1,000 Monasteries; 56 Seminaries, Says Patriarch Kirill

OrthoChristian.com, reporting Patriarch Kirill's address in Romania, October 30, 2017

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An OrthoChristian.com report on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow's address to the Romanian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod on October 30, 2017, in which he stated that the Russian Orthodox Church numbers 180 million faithful throughout the world, alongside 36,000 churches, 1,000 monasteries and 56 seminaries, and that about 75 percent of Russians consider themselves Orthodox.

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2
A Russian Orthodox Church-affiliated news outlet reporting Patriarch Kirill's own words verbatim at a named, dated public event (a solemn session of the Romanian Orthodox Church's Holy Synod, October 30, 2017); reliable for what the Patriarch said, which is itself the fact recorded here, a church leader's own claimed figure rather than an independently verified count.
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OrthoChristian.com
Publication Year
2017
URL
https://orthochristian.com/107637.html
Source Type
news
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This source names Russian Orthodox Church directly: "30, 2017, in which he stated that the Russian Orthodox Church numbers 180 million faithful throughout the world, alongside 36,000 churches, 1,000 monasteries and 56 seminaries, and that about 75..."

Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)

This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Denominations, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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