| Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
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| ቤተ ክርስትያን ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ትግራይ Bet'ə K'rstian Orthodox Tewahədo Tigray | |
 Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion Cathedral in Axum, the seat of the Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
| Abbreviation | TOTC |
| Classification | Oriental Orthodox |
| Orientation | Independent Oriental Orthodox, Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Scripture | Orthodox Tewahedo Bible |
| Theology | Miaphysitism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Vacant |
| Region | Tigray and Tigrayan diaspora |
| Headquarters | Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Axum, Tigray |
| Founder | The Apostle and Evangelist Mark in 42 AD Alexandria, Saint Frumentius in 328 AD Axum (according to the Tigrayan Orthodox tradition) |
| Independence | From the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in 2022. Not officially recognized in the broader Orthodox community. |
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The Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Axum, Tigray Region. It declared autocephaly on 7 May 2021, accusing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of not doing enough to speak out against the Tigray war, and for being too closely aligned with the Ethiopian government.[1][2][3][4] Although there is declaration of autocephaly, the church has not been officially granted an autocephalous status from the officially recognized oriental orthodox churches as of 2024.
- ^ Synod Secretariat sends letters to five Tigray Archbishops seeking "reconciliation", blames "political conspiracy" for rift, 10 February 2023, retrieved July 17, 2023
- ^ መግለፂ ሊቀ ጳጳስ ሀገረ ስብከት ዞባ መቐለ, 29 March 2022, retrieved July 16, 2023
- ^ Tigray Orthodox Church ordained Episcopates, 23 July 2023, retrieved July 24, 2023
- ^ Tigray Church elects bishops in defiance of Addis synod, 2 August 2023, retrieved August 3, 2023
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