Oriental Orthodox Churches

Pastoral Letter of Patriarch John X Stress on the need for Unity between Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches

March 9, 2013 Featured News

9/3/13 “Therefore, we hope to accomplish all steps towards a full sacramental unity with our brethren in the Eastern non-Chalcedonian Churches, based on what we have agreed upon in Chambesy as a positive result of a long and extensive dialogue. If we realize this, we should be able to show that we have offered a [...]

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Oriental Orthodox Churches to Concelebrate Liturgy

October 6, 2012 Featured News

Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches in America 06/10/2012 SCOOCH Website: The Oriental Orthodox will con-celebration Divine Liturgy on October 6, 2012 at the Armenian Orthodox Church, New Jersey at 10 am. The Principal Celebrants are His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian (Hierarch of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America),His Eminence Archbishop Cyril [...]

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New Officers for Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches

July 19, 2012 Featured News

The Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches In UK and Ireland 19/7/2012 At its meeting on 17 July at the Armenian Church Hall in Iverna Gardens, the Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches in the UK & Ireland held its trienniel elections. Having served two terms as President, His Grace Bishop Angaelos (Coptic Orthodox Church) retired from [...]

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Anglicans and Orthodox Churches formalise ecumenical relationship

February 7, 2012 News

6/2/2012 The Church of England and Oriental Orthodox Churches have formalised their ecumenical relationship. The two Churches have formally established the Church of England-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum (AOORF), which has existed in an informal capacity for some years. For the first time, the role of the forum has been clarified in a document that sets [...]

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MECC 10th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN PAPHOS, CYPRUS

December 1, 2011 News

1/12/2011 The 1oth MECC general assembly was held at Paphos, Cyprus on 29th and 30th of November. His Holiness Aram I reelected as MECC president, representing the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Council. Source:

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Pope’s address to Orthodox Churches Representatives

September 26, 2011 News

24/09/2011 Holy Father speaks at the Seminary Hörsaal, Freiburg, on day three of his visit to Germany. Full text and video link below Dear Cardinals, Brother Bishops, Distinguished Representatives of Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches! It is a great joy for me that we have come together here today. From my heart I thank all [...]

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Oriental Orthodox Churches jointly celebrate the Holy Eucharist

May 11, 2011 News

BURBANK: On Thursday May 05th, 2011 and according to the annual tradition implemented by the Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian Orthodox churches, their Eminences the Archbishops of the local Orthodox churches celebrated the joint clergy holy Eucharist at St. Mary’s Coptic Church. The participants were: His Eminence Mor Clemis Eugene Kaplan, Archbishop of the Western Archdiocese, [...]

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Pope encourages talks with Oriental Orthodox Churches

January 29, 2011 News

28/1/2011 Pope Benedict XVI met on January 28 with members of a joint commission for dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox churches. The Pontiff expressed appreciation for their work and confidence for the future of the ecumenical dialogue. The Oriental Orthodox churches are those Christian bodies that broke away with Rome in [...]

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Standing Committee of the Oriental Orthodox Churches meet at Cairo

December 7, 2010 Featured News

2/11/2010 CAIRO: The Standing Committee of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East met at St. Mark’s Centre, Nasr City in Cairo on Dec 2nd. Thee meeting was held as commissioned by the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East. HG Anba Bishoy – Secretary to the Holy Synod of the [...]

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Oriental Orthodox Standing Conference in New Rochelle, NY

October 9, 2010 News

9/10/2010 The Autumn 2010 meeting of the Standing Conference of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in America convened at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in New Rochelle, New York on Thursday, Ocrtober 7, 2010. Among the members present were Their Eminences Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, Archbishop Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim, Archbishop Abune [...]

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The Oriental Orthodox Churches Council Meeting held at California

August 19, 2010 News

CALIFORNIA: Hosted by the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of the Western US, the heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches accompanied by clergy representatives of the Western United States, met on Tuesday August 17th, 2010 and discussed issues of the mutual interests at St. Ephraim Syriac Orthodox Cathedral, Burbank, California. The attendees of the Syriac Orthodox Church [...]

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Concelebrated Divine Liturgy of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the U.S.A

June 23, 2010 News

12 June 2010, Teaneck, New Jersey: The Annual Concelebrated Divine Liturgy of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the USA took place in St. Mark’s Syriac Orthodox Cathedral, Teaneck, New Jersey On June 12th, 2010. The Liturgy was celebrated this year according to the ancient rites of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church, presided by …

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