Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure: Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:
Semi-Autonomous: In Eastern Orthodoxy, autonomy designates a type of limited self-government of a church (group) toward its mother church.
A church that is autonomous has its highest-ranking bishop, such as an archbishop or metropolitan, approved (or ordained) by the primate of the mother church.
[1][2][3] Kephale (κεφαλή) means "head" in Greek,[4] whereas nomos (νόμος) means "law".
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