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Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north. [1] The term does not describe a single communion or religious denomination. Eastern Christianity is a category distinguished from ...
The Eastern Catholic Churches 2017 Source: Annuario Pontificio The Armenian Catholic Church (Patriarchate) Jurisdiction 1990 2000 2010 2016 2017 Bish Par SecPr RelPr MRel FRel PD Sm Archeparchy of Beirut, Lebanon (Patriarchal) 15,000 12,000 12,000 12,500 12,500 2 7 6 13 26 16 2 2
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The Eastern Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, represent a unique and integral component of the Catholic Church. These 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (sui iuris) particular churches maintain full communion with the Pope in Rome, despite their distinct theological, liturgical, and ...
The term Eastern Catholic Churches refers to 23 of the 24 autonomous particular Churches in communion with the Bishop of Rome. They follow different Eastern Christian liturgical traditions: Alexandrian, Antiochian, Armenian, Byzantine and Chaldean. [7]
About USCCB. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB’s) mission is to encounter the mercy of Christ and to accompany His people with joy.
Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States 2017 Source: Annuario Pontificio 2017. Compiled by Ronald G. Roberson, CSP Chaldeans, 250,000, 39% Syro-Malankaras (including Canada), 11,500, 2% Syro-Malabars, 87,000, 14% Syrians (incuding Canada), 12,600, 2% Maronites, 79,000, 12% Armenians (including Canada), 36,000, 5% Ukrainians, 49,016, 8%
The Eastern Orthodox Church is the primary religious denomination in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Greece, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Cyprus and Montenegro. Roughly half of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in the post Eastern Bloc countries, mostly in Russia.
