Orthodox Churches in Switzerland near me


There are 31 Orthodox Church churches listed with JoinMyChurch.com in Switzerland.

Most Orthodox Church churches are listed in Genf (7 church) , Waadt (6 church) and Zurich (3 church). Tessin, Luzern and St Gallen also have quite a number of Orthodox Church churches listed (2, 2 and 2 church respectively).

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Address: Rte de Lucens 15,
Dompierre, Waadt, Switzerland 1682



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Address: Chemin des Cornillons 12,
Chamb?sy, Genf, Switzerland 1292


Priest: Fr. Vassilios Kotrotsios


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Address: Amerbachstrasse 72,
Basel, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland 4007


Priest: Fr. Peter Sturm


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Address: Baselstr. & Gladiolenstr. 2,
Munchenstein, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland 4142


Priest: Metropolitan Jeremie


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Address: Herbergsgasse 7,
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland 4051


Priest: Fr. Gheorghe Laurentiu Precup


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Address: Postgasse 62,
Bern, Bern, Switzerland 3011


Priest: Fr. Ioan Ciurin


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Address: Rue de l'Hopital 1,
fribourg, Freiburg, Switzerland 1700


Priest: Fr. Ioan Mircea Ianculescu


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Address: Chemin de Chamb?sy 37,
Chamb?sy, Genf, Switzerland 1292


Priest: Metropolitan Jeremie


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Address: Chemin de Chamb?sy 37,
Chamb?sy, Genf, Switzerland 1292


Priest: Fr. Vergil Ví¢lcu


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Address: Chemin des Cornillons 12,
Chamb?sy, Genf, Switzerland 1292


Priest: Fr. Vassilios Kotrotsios


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Address: Chemin des Cornillons 12,
Chamb?sy, Genf, Switzerland 1292


Priest: Fr. Jean Renneteau


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Address: Chemin du Bois des Arts,
Chene-Bourg, Genf, Switzerland 1225


Priest: Fr. Damian Ionescu


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Address: Avenue Eug?ne-Lance 2,
Grand-Lancy, Genf, Switzerland 1212


Priest: Fr. Adrian Diaconu


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Address: Alte Schanfiggerstr. 7,
Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland 7000


Priest: Fr. Alexandru Nan


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Address: Matthofring 2,
Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland 6005


Priest: Fr. Dan Moldovan


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Address: Hauptstrasse,
Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland 6033


Priest: Fr. Dragan Stanojevic


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Address: Feldlistr. 18,
St. Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland 9000


Priest: Rev. Ignatios Papadellis


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Address: Langgasse 161,
St. Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland 9008


Priest: Achpriest Ljubomir


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Address: Archimandrite Maxime Pothos,
Lugano, Tessin, Switzerland 6901


Priest: Archimandrite Maxime Pothos


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Address: Via Madonnetta 13,
Lugano, Tessin, Switzerland 6900


Priest: Fr. Mihai Mesesan


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Address: Rte de Lucens 15,
Dompierre, Waadt, Switzerland 1682



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Address: 2 Avenue de la Harpe,
Lausanne, Waadt, Switzerland 1007


Priest: Fr. Adrian Diaconu


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Address: Avenue Florimont 2,
Lausanne, Waadt, Switzerland 1006


Priest: Fr. Alexandre Yosifidis


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