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Declaration of Church Autocephaly

When
1833
Where
Church of Greece
Part of
Otto of Bavaria becomes King Othon I of Greece

The Bavarian regents unilaterally declared the Church of Greece autocephalous in 1833, a political decision made for the minor King Otto.

The government declared the church to be autocephalous (independent) in 1833 by a political decision of Bavarian regents acting for King Otto, who was a minor. The regents had unilaterally declared the Autocephaly of the Church of Greece that year.

Sources

  1. Kingdom of Greece Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
  2. Otto of Greece Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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