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The Coptic Rite is native to Egypt and traditionally uses the Coptic language with a few phrases in Greek. It is used in the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church. Arabic and a number of other modern languages (including English) are also used. Ge'ez. The Ge'ez Rite is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea and uses the Ge'ez language.
'The Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa'), also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, is an autocephalous patriarchate that is part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Its seat is in Alexandria and it has canonical responsibility for the entire African continent.
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Apr 19, 2009 · Alexandrian Rite. The Alexandrian Rite is officially called the Liturgy of Saint Mark, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Alexandria. The Alexandrian Rite contains elements from the liturgy of Saint Basil, Saint Cyril the Great, and Saint Gregory Nazianzus.
The Alexandrian rite is historically associated with John Mark, a disciple of the Apostles, who traveled to Alexandria, the Greek-speaking capital of the diocese of Egypt and the cultural centre of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Particular churches are grouped by liturgical rite: Alexandrian Rite; Coptic; Ethiopian; Eritrean; Armenian Rite; Armenian; Byzantine Rite; Albanian; Belarusian; Bulgarian; Croatian and Serbian; Greek; Hungarian; Italo-Albanian; Macedonian; Melkite; Romanian; Russian; Ruthenian; Slovak; Ukrainian; East Syriac Rite; Chaldean; Syro-Malabar; Latin ...
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Feb 19, 2019 · The Alexandrian Rite can be divided into two subgroups. The first, occasionally called the Coptic Rite, is used by the Coptic Catholic Church, and the liturgical language most often used is Coptic, and occassionally Arabic. The other subgroup, used by both the Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholic Churches, is referred to as the Ge’ez Rite.
Jul 1, 2019 · There is a small Coptic Catholic Church (Eastern Rite Catholic) established in the 19th century and headed by a Patriarch of Alexandria in communion with the Pope of Rome. The Melkite Greek Catholic Church has little presence in Egypt, but is headed by a Patriarch of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem.
