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Eastern Catholic Churches (view source)
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The '''Eastern Catholic Churches''' are the "Eastern" or “Oriental” churches within the body of the [[Catholic Church]] which recognize the authority of the papacy, having a shared creed. Each church has its own forms of [[liturgy]], [[devotion]]s, and [[tradition]]s. All of the churches are of equal dignity to each other and to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Latin Rite Western church]], under the authority of the [[pope]]. All are encouraged to preserve and develop both their liturgy and "way of life." Each has its own hierarchy under a [[patriarch]] or [[archbishop]], and distinctive Eastern legal canons. While the term "Eastern" refers to the Eastern half of the Roman Empire, these churches developed in regions from Egypt to Ukraine to India.
==Liturgy and tradition==
Liturgy is a defining aspect of these churches’ identity. All of these churches embody traditions and practices that are at least a millennium old, and are heirs to the original Christian tradition of a particular region. Many trace their origins back to the apostles or to apostolic times. Each of the churches grew out of a particular geographic place and culture, and each has been generally tied to strong nationalist sentiment, though these churches have now spread geographically to many parts of the globe. After the great schism between East and West of 1054, most of these were aligned with Orthodoxy. Beginning in the late 16th century, some clergy and members of those churches united with the church of Rome.
==Orientalium Ecclesiarum: manifest unity==
''Orientalium Ecclesiarum'', the [[Second Vatican Council]]'s decree on the Eastern Catholic churches, asserts that the "variety" that the Eastern churches represent "within the church in no way harms its unity; rather it manifests it."
==Five Eastern liturgical traditions==
The Eastern Catholic Churches, listed below, are generally grouped in five liturgical traditions:
===I. Alexandrian liturgical tradition, originating in Egypt===
Coptic Catholic Church<br>
Eritrean Catholic Church<br>
Ethiopian Catholic Church
===II. Antiochian liturgical tradition, originating in Antioch and West Syria===
Maronite Church<br>
Syrian Catholic Church<br>
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
===III. Armenian liturgical tradition===
Armenian Catholic Church
===IV. Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition, originating in Mesopotamia===
Chaldean Catholic Church<br>
Syro-Malabar Church
===V. Byzantine or Constantinopolitan liturgical tradition, originating in Constantinople===
Albanian Catholic Church<br>
Belarusian Catholic Church<br>
Bulgarian Catholic Church<br>
Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church or Croatian Greek Catholic Church<br>
Greek Catholic Church<br>
Hungarian Catholic Church<br>
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church<br>
Macedonian Catholic Church<br>
Melkite Greek Catholic Church<br>
Romanian Church United with Rome<br>
Russian Catholic Church<br>
Ruthenian Catholic Church<br>
Slovak Catholic Church<br>
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
==See also==
[[Petrine Primacy]]
[[Apostles' Creed]]
[[Nicene Creed]]
[[Athanasian Creed]]
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
[[Christian mysteries]]
[[Mysticism]]
[[Monasticism]]
[[Septuagint]]
[[category:Christianity]]
[[category:History]]
==Liturgy and tradition==
Liturgy is a defining aspect of these churches’ identity. All of these churches embody traditions and practices that are at least a millennium old, and are heirs to the original Christian tradition of a particular region. Many trace their origins back to the apostles or to apostolic times. Each of the churches grew out of a particular geographic place and culture, and each has been generally tied to strong nationalist sentiment, though these churches have now spread geographically to many parts of the globe. After the great schism between East and West of 1054, most of these were aligned with Orthodoxy. Beginning in the late 16th century, some clergy and members of those churches united with the church of Rome.
==Orientalium Ecclesiarum: manifest unity==
''Orientalium Ecclesiarum'', the [[Second Vatican Council]]'s decree on the Eastern Catholic churches, asserts that the "variety" that the Eastern churches represent "within the church in no way harms its unity; rather it manifests it."
==Five Eastern liturgical traditions==
The Eastern Catholic Churches, listed below, are generally grouped in five liturgical traditions:
===I. Alexandrian liturgical tradition, originating in Egypt===
Coptic Catholic Church<br>
Eritrean Catholic Church<br>
Ethiopian Catholic Church
===II. Antiochian liturgical tradition, originating in Antioch and West Syria===
Maronite Church<br>
Syrian Catholic Church<br>
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
===III. Armenian liturgical tradition===
Armenian Catholic Church
===IV. Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition, originating in Mesopotamia===
Chaldean Catholic Church<br>
Syro-Malabar Church
===V. Byzantine or Constantinopolitan liturgical tradition, originating in Constantinople===
Albanian Catholic Church<br>
Belarusian Catholic Church<br>
Bulgarian Catholic Church<br>
Croatian Byzantine Catholic Church or Croatian Greek Catholic Church<br>
Greek Catholic Church<br>
Hungarian Catholic Church<br>
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church<br>
Macedonian Catholic Church<br>
Melkite Greek Catholic Church<br>
Romanian Church United with Rome<br>
Russian Catholic Church<br>
Ruthenian Catholic Church<br>
Slovak Catholic Church<br>
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
==See also==
[[Petrine Primacy]]
[[Apostles' Creed]]
[[Nicene Creed]]
[[Athanasian Creed]]
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
[[Christian mysteries]]
[[Mysticism]]
[[Monasticism]]
[[Septuagint]]
[[category:Christianity]]
[[category:History]]