Eastern Orthodox

One of the major divisions within Christianity (the others being Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism and Protestantism).

Eastern Orthodoxy consists of 15 autocephalous churches. Each is headed by a bishop; most are related to a specific country, as in Serbian, Russian and Greek Orthodox.

The Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches had been drifting apart in belief, practice and ritual for centuries before they formally split in 1054 AD. Each now regards themselves to be the only true Christian church.