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In the Diocese of Arlington, we are blessed with the presence of three Eastern Catholic Churches: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite, Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. 6719 Token Valley Rd. Manassas, VA 20112.
History, language, misunderstandings, nationalism, and basic human weakness have resulted in the current communion of 24 Churches. With a few exceptions, the Eastern Catholic Churches result from incomplete reunions with the Orthodox Churches.
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The Eastern Catholic Churches, as a vital part of the Catholic Church, offer a unique window into the richness of Christian tradition. Their distinct liturgical practices, theological insights, and cultural heritage not only enrich the Catholic faith but also serve as a bridge between East and West.
The interactive map below shows the development of Roman Catholic dioceses in North America from the establishment of the first dioceses in 1511 until the present. Included are dioceses located in the current boundaries of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Bahamas.
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The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkite Church is related to the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Source: Wikipedia Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church...
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You will possibly find many different people with the same name as your ancestor, especially when a family stayed in a locality for several generations, and several children were named after the grandparents or aunts and uncles. Be prepared to find the correct church records by gathering in advance as many of these exact details about the ancestor ...
According to the new Eastern Code, the Eastern Catholic churches fall into four categories: (1) Patriarchal (the Chaldean, Armenian, Coptic, Syrian, Maronite, and Melkite churches), (2) Major Archepiscopal (Ukrainian, Syro-Malabar, Romanian and Syro-Malankara churches), (3) Metropolitan sui iuris (the Ethiopian, American Ruthenian, Hungarian ...
In the United States, there are 15 Eastern Church dioceses (called eparchies) and two Eastern Church archdioceses (or archeparchies), the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh and the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
