Ancient Church Of The East
| Ancient Church of the East | |
|---|---|
| Local Name | |
| Current primate | Mar Addai II |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Primary territory | Iraq |
| Territorial Expansion | United States, Western Europe, Australia |
| Rite | Eastern Syriac |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Syriac |
| Calendar | Julian |
| Estimated population | 100 000 |
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The Ancient Church of the East ( Syriac : in Arabic : ) is an autocephalous Church of East Syriac tradition. It belongs to all churches of the two councils. She was born of a schism of the Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East in 1968. The head of the Church carries the title of Catholicos - Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East, with residence in Baghdad in Iraq (the current holder: His Holiness Mar Addai II History The Ancient Church of the East is one of the heirs of the ancient church of Persia is one of the first Christian churches. According to tradition it was founded by the Apostle Thomas. She was born precisely and later a schism of the Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East in 1968. The direct result of the schism was the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1964. This decision caused a split within the Church. The issue of timing was added to other grounds of discontent as the mode of appointment of the Patriarch (hereditary) and residence outside of Iraq. March Thomas Darmo , Metropolitan of India and Chief opponents, came to Baghdad in 1968 and devoted three new bishops. They then met in synod and Mar Thomas Darmo was elected patriarch. He died the following year. In 1970 , Mar Addai, the bishop of Baghdad, was elected to succeed him and took the name of Addai II. He will be consecrated in 1972. The Church is divided into several metropolises and dioceses: Since 1994 , the Ancient Church of the East has a series of ecumenical discussions with other Churches of Syriac tradition, initiated by the Pro Oriente Foundation, an organization dependent on the Catholic Diocese of Vienna in Austria. These discussions bring together representatives of churches and separated Catholics, Syriac Tradition (Western Church Syriac Orthodox , Syriac Catholic Church , Malankara Orthodox Church , Syro-Malankara Catholic Church , Maronite Church ) and East Syriac tradition ( Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East , Ancient Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church , Catholic Church Syro-Malabar ). Organization
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See also: Churches of three councils - councils of the seven churches - Eastern Catholic Churches
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