The Historical Course Of The Orthodox Church Of The God-Man Jesus Christ

As Well As The Heresies And Schisms Separated Therefrom

4th Amended Edition (April 21, 2000)
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The Baptism of the GOD-MAN Jesus Christ

E 30

The Resurrection of the GOD-MAN Jesus Christ

E 33

Pentecost: The Birth of the Church

E 33

The First Ecumenical Council (Athanasius the Great)

Condemnation of the Arian Heresy (Arian)
The Second Ecumenical Council (Saint Gregory the Theologian)
Condemnation of the Pneumatomachian Heresy (Macedonian)

N
E
S
T
O
R
I

The Sixth Ecumenical Council (Saint Maxim the Confessor)

Condemnation of the Heresies of Monothelitism and Monoenergetism
The Quinisext (the Fifth-Sixth) Council
Supplementary to the Fifth and Sixth Ecumenical Councils. Enacted 102 decrees on Canon Law

The Seventh Ecumenical Council (Saint Tarasius of Constantinople)

Condemnation of the Iconoclastic Heresy

N
O

The Eighth Ecumenical Council (Photius the Great)

Condemnation of the FILIOQUE Doctrine

1054

PAPISM secedes from the Body of the Church of Christ

Under Michael Cyroularian, Patriarch of Constantinople

The Conquest of Constantinople by the Franks and the Popes 4th Crusade
The founding of the infamous Inquisition by Pope Gregory IX

Recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantine Greeks and Expulsion of the Franks

Failure of the Lyon Pseudo-Council aiming at Union with Papism

Council of Constantinople (Saint Gregory Palamas)

Condemnation of Barlaams Heresy
Council of Constantinople (Saint Gregory Palamas)
Condemnation of Akindynes Heresy

A future edition of this outline

will include more details on the
seceded heresies.

Saint Mark of Ephesus the Noble (V 1444)

Failure of the pseudo-Council of Ferrara and Florence
Condemnation of the above council in 1443 and 1482
The Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks

1517

Creation of Protestantism by Luther and separation from Papism

Subsequent self-division into some 577 groups or churches not in communion with each other

1559

Anglican schism from Papism

New Gregorian Calendar implemented for the first time in Rome by Pope Gregory XIII

by adding 10 days on October 5, 1582

First Condemnation of the New Papal Calendar (Gregorian) by the Orthodox Church
Under Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremiah II (the Great)

S
A
P

Under Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremiah II (the Great)

Condemnation of the confession of faith attributed to Kyrillos Loukaris, Patriarch of Constantinople

G R

Among other decisions a further rejection of the New Papal Calendar

Church Decision characterising the Papists as Heretical

I L

Condemnation of all Papal innovation by Pan-Orthodox Synod

R O

N T

I P

I S

Under Patriarch of Constantinople Joachim III

E 1910 The Conception of the name Ecumenism

The Heretical Encyclical issued by the Patriarchate of Constantinople,
considered the blueprint of Godless Ecumenism
Resolution to adopt the New Calendar made by heretical convention presided over by the Freemason
Meletios Metaxakis, without the participation of any Patriarchate or Autonomous Church

March 10, 1924 Implementation of the above non-canonical resolution

without a True Church decision

P S
A

of 4 new bishops (including Matthew of Vresthena) in May 1935

1935
Relapse of the bishops of Zakynthos, of Christianoupolis and of Diauleia
to the schismatic New Calendar Church

The fall of 2 bishops, Germanos and Chrysostomos

1937

Petitions by Germanos of Demetrias and

Chrysostomos of Florina for their return to the New
Calendar schism and reinstatement to their dioceses
in 1935 and 1938 respectively

1938

Death of the bishop of

Demetrias as a New-Calendarite

1940
1944

O O

E
N
I
S
M

1960

A P
N H

T
I
N S

LI
G
I
O
U
S

E 1951

Vicar of Archdiocese
Dimitrios, Bishop of Thessaloniki

E 1952
E 1953 March

Sept 7, 1955
Death of Bishop of Florina
with no successors

C
O
M
Consecration of Akakios (Dec 9, 1960)
M
U
N
Akakios Papas was consecrated secretly in the
IT presence of just ten people in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Y on December 9, 1960 (old calendar), by Ecumenists of
the Dispersion, namely, the Russian Seraphim of
Chicago and the Romanian New-Calendarite
Theophile Ionescou. His apostolic succession,
therefore, is compromised by its origin in the New
Calendar and Ecumenism.

P
A
P
I

Akakios the Younger

Gabriel, bishop of the Cyclades

Akakios, bishop of Canada

C
U

The Consecration of Myrrh by the

HOLY SYNOD of the True Orthodox
Church of Greece on March 28, 1958

E 1960
Consecration of 4 pseudo-bishops by Akakios
along with Leontios, a Russian Pope sympathizer
Dec. 1, 1963 Death of Akakios
Auxentios, the new Archbishop

V Dormition of Agathangelos
Vicar of Archdiocese
Andreas, Bishop of Patras
Andreas, Archbishop of Athens

T
P

R O

I N

Dorotheos Tsakos

Maximos et al.

E 1593
E 1672
E 1722
E 1756
E 1821
E 1845
E 1848
E 1904

E 1920
E 1923

E 1924

E 1935
E 1935
E 1937

E 1940
E 1943
E 1944

E 1945
E 1948
E 1950

E 1951
E 1952
E 1953
E 1955
E 1958
E 1958
E 1960
E 1962
E 1963
E 1967
E 1967
E 1972

E 1977

E 1983

Defrocking of Auxentios under

E 1985
E 1985

Gerontios 1985 ----

1985

E 1986
Kyprianos et al
(The Objectors)

E 1986

Isaias & Kyrillos

Chrysostomos
Kiousis
Auxentios

E 1992

First Secession

S
S

of Paisios &
Vikentios

Athanasios

1995

V 1994

Death of Gabriel
with no successors

I
G

M
E
N

I
O
U
S
C

1992

Death of Kallistos
with no successors

Nov. 4, 1994
Kallinikos

1998

Second secession of
Paisios & Vikentios

1998

E 1992
E 1994

Death of
Auxentios

1995

Ioustinos

1995

E 1986
1986

New Iconoclasts

E 1995
E 1995

June 1995

Maximos et al.

Euthymios, bishop of Thessaloniki

E 1587

E 1984

The
Portuguese

N P

E 1583

1986

E 1997

1997

E 1998
Ephraim
Makarios
Moses

E 1998

E 1582

Return of Antonios et al. 1984

to Gerontios

E 1559

E 1979
Kallistos

Chrysostomos

A O

E 1517

E 1974

1985

M S

E 1443

S Y

E 1439

E 1974

Coup by Kallistos and Antonios

I H

E 1351

E 1974

Gerontios et al.

E 1274

E 1974

of Kallistos, bishop of Corinth

O M

E 1261

E 1974

July 28, 1977 The Fall and Defrocking

E 1231

E 1974

1986

E 1204

E 1974

Chrysostomos Kiousis

N
I

E 1054

E 1974

E 1983

E M

of

Agathangelos, Archbishop of Athens

Akakios Pappas the Younger

M I

R The complete accession of the bishops of Christianoupolis

E and Diauleia to the New-Calendarite - Ecumenical Movement

Dormition of Greek GCO Archbishop Matthew I

eternal memory

The members of the Absolute Heresy of Ecumenism are the

Protestants, the New-Calendarites, the Patriarchates of the
Old and New Calendars and the Russians of the Dispersion.

I Y
S S

L
E
A Death of Germanos Varykopoulos, bishop of the Cyclades
D
E
R
L Resignation of the bishops of Florina, Christianoupolis and
E Diauleia from the leadership of the Old Calendar submitted
to the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
S
S

V May 14 1950

History

I O

The Formation of the Pan-Heresy of Ecumenism

by the Protestants and the New-Calendarites

The Historic Consecrations of 4 bishops by Matthew,

Bishop of Vresthena, on Sept. 1, 13, 16 and Oct. 25, 1948

of

T M

August 22 - September 4, 1948

T
H
E

E 880

E 1945

Course

R N

E 1945 November

the

E 1944

The secession of the Leaderless Religious Community

N M
E

The fall of Germanos Varykopoulos,

bishop of the Cyclades, Oct, 10, 1943

in

Publication of Intention never to consecrate

new bishops, by bishops of Florina,
Christianoupolis and Diauleia

1948

E 1940

Encyclical declaration by the bishop of Florina

that his church does not constitute the Church but
stands as a Guard of tradition within the Church

1945

E 690

E 1938

Christ

M T

1935

M T

I
S

New-Calendarism, implementing the heretical Encyclical of 1920, is cut off from the
True Church of Christ by reason of the Pan-Heresy of Ecumenism
The return of 3 bishops to the Church of Christ and their consecration

S I

1924

E 680

E 1910

Jesus

N Y

The last Pan-Orthodox Decision repudiating the New Papal Gregorian Calendar

God - Man

O N

A H

E 1845 The conception of the idea of Ecumenism among the Protestants

the

T O

The Greek Revolution against the Turkish occupation

of

S M

and requiring converts to be admitted by Baptism as if non-Christian

E 553

E 1453

Third Condemnation of the New Papal Calendar by the Orthodox Church

N P

E 451

E 1341

Church

Second Condemnation of the New Papal Calendar by the Orthodox Church

Under Patriarch of Constantinople Jeremiah II (the Great)

E 787

Orthodox

The Fifth Ecumenical Council

Condemnation of the Heresies of Origen, of the Three Chapters, as well as remnants of Nestorianism and Monophysitism

the

451

E 431

of

The Fourth Ecumenical Council

Condemnation of Monophysitism (Eutuches and Dioscorus)

E 381

Continuity

431

E 325

Unbroken

The Third Ecumenical Council (Saint Cyril of Alexandria)

Condemnation of the Nestorian Heresy (Nestorian)

The

The present outline was first drawn up

on Sunday the 22nd of November 1999,
at the Holy Trinity Church
in Astoria, New York, USA.

E1

M
U

1999

Kallinikos of
Kalymnos

Y
(0)

Akakios
(1)

S
M

The
Portuguese
(18)

Athanasios
of Acharnai
(2)

Akakios
of Canada
(1)

Ierotheos
(4)

Kallinikos
Maximos
(20)

(7)

Chrysotomos
Kiousis
(11)

Athana
sios
(1)

Kyprianos
(10)

Vicar of
Archdiocese
Gregorios,
Bishop of
Messinia
(5)

E 1999

Ephraim
(5)

E 2000

An Outline of the History of the Orthodox Church from the Birth of Jesus Christ to the Year 2000

The Birth of the GOD-MAN Jesus Christ

The Iconoclasts,
Andreas,
Epiphanios et al.
(11)

Notes on the Diagram

*The boldface line on the right-hand side stands for the uninterrupted continuity of the Historical Course of the Orthodox Church Of The God - Man Jesus Christ, from its
foundation by the Most Holy and Perfecting SPIRIT on the day of the PENTECOST in 33 A.D. up to now, 2000 A.D. The dates mark mainly the secession of the major heresies
from the BODY OF THE CHURCH Of CHRIST, their condemnations and further splits, as well as certain significant historical events. The countless divisions of the Heresies and
Schisms are represented by downward lines of various colors . Particularly after 1960, we see the many-faceted splits of the so-called Old-Calendarites or Seraphimites who
acquired their original bishop from a consecration by the New-Calendarite Ecumenists in 1960. They now represent a labyrinthine Old-Calendar Ecumenism. The numbers in
the parentheses at the bottom of the diagram indicate the membership level of each old-calendar Synod. Some dates between 1983 and 1995 may not be entirely accurate as the
events in that period were indeed bewildering. However, the splitting off of the Schisms took place precisely as indicated.