Ancient Church of the East
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Not to be confused with Assyrian Church of the East or Church of the East.
The Ancient Church of the East is an Eastern Christian denomination. It branched from the Assyrian Church of the East in 1964, under the leadership of Mar Toma Darmo (d. 1969). It is one of three Assyrian Churches that claim continuity with the historical Church of the East (the ancient Patriarchal Province of Seleucia-Ctesiphon), the others being the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church. Since 1969, the see of the Ancient Church of the East is headquartered in Baghdad.[2]
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Ancient Church of the East | |
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Abbreviation | ACE |
Classification | Eastern Christianity |
Orientation | Syriac Christianity |
Catholicos-Patriarch | Gewargis III Younan |
Language | Syriac |
Liturgy | East Syriac Rite |
Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
Separated from | Assyrian Church of the East |
Members | 70,000 in 1968;[1] approx. 75 000, of which 45 000 in Iraq and 20 000 in India (1999)[2] |
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