Ethiopian Catholic Church
| Ethiopian Catholic Church | |
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| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Eastern Catholic, Alexandrian Rite (Ge'ez Rite) |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Metropolitanate |
| Leader |
Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel Archbishop of Addis Ababa of the Ethiopians |
| Associations | Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
| Region | Ethiopia |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Founder | Saint Mark the Evangelist |
| Origin | 20 February 1951 Egypt |
| Separated from | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Merger of | Catholic Church |
| Congregations | 207 (2010) |
| Members | 610,714 (2010) |
| Ministers | 590 |
| Official website | ecs.org.et |
The Ethiopian Catholic Church is a Metropolitan sui iuris Eastern particular church within the Catholic Church. Established in 1930, its membership includes inhabitants of Ethiopia.
Like the other Eastern Catholic Churches, the Ethiopian Catholic Church is in full communion with the Holy See. It holds the Christological doctrine of the Council of Chalcedon and accepts the universal jurisdiction of the Pope. These points distinguish it from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church, which comprise most Christians in the country. Like the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Ethiopian Catholic Church follows the Ethiopic liturgical rite.
Ge'ez, a Semitic language fallen out of daily use several centuries ago, is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The Church's liturgy is based on that of the Coptic Church.
The term "Ethiopic Catholic Church", which was synonymous with "Ethiopian Catholic Church" until January 2015, when the Eritrean Catholic Church was established, can be applied to either church or to both jointly, since their liturgy is celebrated in the Ethiopic or Ge'ez language.
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