Assyrian Apostolic Church Of The East
| Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East | |
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| Local Name | |
| Founder (s) | St. Thomas (traditional attribution) |
| Autocephaly / Talk | 424 |
| Current primate | Catholicos-Patriarch Dinkha IV |
| Headquarters | Morton Grove, United States |
| Primary territory | Middle East |
| Territorial Expansion | United States, Western Europe, Australia |
| Rite | Assyrian East |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Assyrian |
| Calendar | Gregorian (since 1965 ) |
| Estimated population | 250 000 400 000 |
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The Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East or Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ('Itta Qaddisht Shlikhit Qattoliqi wa-d-d-Madnkh try) is an autocephalous Church of East Syriac tradition. It belongs to all churches of the two councils. The head of the Church carries the title of Catholicos - Patriarch of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (or the more traditional, Metropolitan of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, Catholicos and Patriarch of the East), with current residence in Morton Grove , near Chicago in the U.S. (current holder: His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV Name The Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East is also known by other names: The Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East is one of the heirs of the ancient Church of Persia, who was an early Christian churches. According to tradition it was founded by the Apostle Thomas. 310 The Bishop of Seleucia - Ctesiphon March Gaggi Papa Bar brings together various local churches and became Catholicos of the East, while remaining within the jurisdiction of the Church of Antioch. 410 After a period of persecution, the Church of Persia is reorganized at a synod in the city of Seleucia. The title patriarch is adopted. 424 In a new council at Seleucia, the Church of Persia declares independence from the Church of Antioch. 431 The Council of Ephesus condemned Nestorius , the patriarch of Constantinople , and his positions Christological. The Church does not recognize the Persian conclusions. 1258 Acquisition of Baghdad by the Mongols. 1450 The office of patriarch is hereditary. 1692 A second line is created by patriarchal Simon, who broke the union with Rome. 1804 The original patriarchal lineage goes. 1968 A schism leads to the creation of a new Church ( Old Church of the East ). 1975 The Church waives any reference to Nestorianism. September 2006 The Catholicos-Patriarch visits the north of Iraq. The headquarters of the Church, originally at Seleucia-Ctesiphon, was moved several times: At its synod in January 1990 held in Baghdad, the Church of the East decided to transfer the Patriarchate in Baghdad. This transfer could not be done because of the Gulf War from August 1990. The Church is divided into several dioceses and archdioceses: Since 1994 , the Assyrian Apostolic 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 ). On 15 August 1997 , Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV and Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid of the Chaldean Catholic Church signed a "Joint Synodal Decree for Promoting Unity , marking the progress of the dialogue between the two Syriac churches Oriental. History
Sassanid Persian Period
Arab Period
Ottoman Turkish Period
Contemporary period
Organization
Patriarchal Headquarters
Territorial organization
centrifugal movements and schisms
Rites and practices
Relations with other Churches
Relations with other Churches of Syriac tradition
Relations with the Ancient Church of the East
Relations with the Chaldean Catholic Church
Relations with the Roman Catholic Church
See also
Internal Links
External Links
Bibliography
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See also: Churches of three councils - councils of the seven churches - Eastern Catholic Churches
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