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Maps of US Orthodox Churches: geographic distribution of parishes and members. 1. State-level maps of individual Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Thanks to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), HERE you can easily create by yourself state-level maps of U.S. various Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches.
Mar 12, 2024 · For all Oriental Orthodox Churches combined (e.g., Coptic, Armenian, Syrian, Ethiopian, etc.), this map shows the percentage of their adherents in the total population of each U.S. county. The map in PDF format can be downloaded HERE
Orthodox churches (Oriental) The Oriental Orthodox family is comprised of the Ethiopian, Coptic, Armenian, Syrian, Indian and Eritrean Churches. Historically they have been referred to as non- or anti- or pre-Chalcedonian, Monophysite, Ancient Oriental or Lesser Eastern.
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Sep 4, 2013 · The term Oriental Orthodox refers to the churches of Eastern Christian traditions that keep the faith of only the first three Ecumenical Councils of the Orthodox Church —the councils of Nicea I, Constantinople I and Ephesus. The Oriental Orthodox churches rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon (A.D. 451).
Dec 1, 2019 · Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from those referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Oriental Orthodox can be further subdivided into six organizations -- Coptic Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Eritrean Orthodox, Indian-Syrian Orthodox and American Apostolic.
The Oriental Orthodox Church is the ancient Christian Church, established by Jesus Christ Himself, in the year ~33 AD (Mt. 16:18). It is composed of the Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Indian Orthodox Churches. Today, Orthodox Christian parishes can be found in all areas of the world, “from the East to the West” (Mal. 1:11).
Between 2010 and 2020, the geography of American Eastern Orthodox Churches did not change significantly. In contrast, for Oriental Orthodox Churches the decade of 2010‐2020 witnessed noticeable geographic shifts of adherents between various US macro‐regions.
