Religion in Urabbaparcensia
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Religion in Urabbaparcensia is dominated by the Church in Urabba Parks, which is mentioned in the micronation's Constitution as being affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, a part of the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Constitutional status
Although God is mentioned in the Preamble[Constitution 1] and in the substantive text of the Urabbaparcensian Constitution,[Constitution 2] the Parliament cannot mandate religious observance or a religious test for its members. There is also a prohibition on Parliament authorising an official version of the Holy Bible except with the authorisation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.[Constitution 3]
Church in Urabba Parks
The Church in Urabba Parks, which claims to be under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, is designated in the Constitution. St Paul the Apostle is the patron saint of Urabbaparcensia. The Archdiocese is a jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, who is also mentioned in the Urabbaparcensian Constitution.[Constitution 4]