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The Eastern Catholic Churches work similar to the Orthodox Churches in the sense the Church hierarchy is headed by a Synod of Bishops which is lead by a Church Leader who heads the Whole Church (like a Patriarch, Major Archbishop or a Metropolitan Archbishop). This whole Church structure and hierarchy is a very "Eastern" thing and is always ...
3 days ago · Suffragan Eparchies in the ecclesiastical provinces of Latin Metropolitan Archbishops; both in South America: Maronite Catholic Eparchy of San Charbel in Buenos Aires in Argentina, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires; Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of São Paulo in Brazil, suffragan of the Archdiocese of São Paulo
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May 1, 2024 · Eastern Catholic Churches are churches with origins in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa that have their own distinctive liturgical, legal and organizational systems and are identified by the national or ethnic character of their region of origin. Each is considered fully equal to the Latin tradition within the Church in the United States.
6 days ago · Eastern Catholic cathedrals of eparchies immediately subject to the Holy See The following particular churches of various Eastern Rites are not suffragan to Metropolitan sees, but are instead exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, while they remain part of their respective patriarchal, major archiepiscopal or other rite- & tradition ...
May 13, 2024 · The Syro-Malabar Church is an Eastern Catholic rite in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Members of the rite are often referred to as “St. Thomas Christians,” as its origins are ...
2 days ago · The Syro-Malabar Church is primarily based in India; with five metropolitan archeparchies and ten suffragan eparchies in Kerala, there are 17 eparchies in other parts of India, and four eparchies outside India.
May 2, 2024 · Canon 436 requires that the metropolitan archbishop of each province “ensure faith and ecclesiastical discipline are observed carefully” within his suffragan dioceses, “inform the Roman Pontiff of abuses” - for instance, in the areas of liturgy or administration - and “conduct a canonical visitation” of a diocese if necessary.
