title: Orthodox Church in Italy
text: # Orthodox Church in Italy
  
  The Orthodox Church in Italy (Italian: Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia), also called Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia or Old Catholic Church in Italy, is an Old Catholic denomination.
  
  ## History
  
  After De Rosso died in 2009, the church became an association in memory of him, Associazione "Metropolita Antonio".
  
  Since 2013, the church adopted the alternative name Chiesa Vecchio-Cattolica in Italia / Chiesa Ortodossa in Italia ("Orthodox Church in Italy / Old Catholic Church in Italy").
  
  ### Nordic Catholic Church vicariate
  
  Since 2015, it is a vicariate of the Nordic Catholic Church (NCC). The NCC is a member church of the Union of Scranton.
  
  