Assyrian Church of the East

Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East
; Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East
	The Patriarchal see of the Assyrian Church of the East in Ankawa, Iraq
Abbreviation	ACOE
Classification	Eastern Christian
Orientation	Syriac Christian
Theology	East Syriac theology
Catholicos-Patriarch	Mar Awa III
Region	Central Middle East, India; diaspora
Language	Syriac, Aramaic
Liturgy	East Syriac Rite
Headquarters	Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq
Absorbed	Chaldean Syrian Church (1907)
Separations	Chaldean Catholic Church (1830) (Eliya Line); Ancient Church of the East (1968);
Members	400,000+ (2021)
Official website	Official website

The Assyrian Church of the East^[a] (ACOE), sometimes called the Church of the East^[5]^[6] and officially known as the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (HACACE),^[5]^[7]^[b] is an Eastern Christian church that follows the traditional Christology and ecclesiology of the historical Church of the East.^[9] It belongs to the eastern branch of Syriac Christianity, and employs the Divine Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari belonging to the East Syriac Rite. Its main liturgical language is Classical Syriac, a dialect of Eastern Aramaic, and the majority of its adherents are ethnic Assyrians.

The church also has an archdiocese located in India, known as the Chaldean Syrian Church of India. The Assyrian Church of the East is officially headquartered in the city of Erbil, in northern Iraq; its original area also spread into southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria and northwestern Iran, corresponding roughly to ancient Assyria. The current Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Awa III, was consecrated in September 2021.

The Assyrian Church of the East claims continuity with the historical Church of the East, and it is not in communion with either the Oriental Orthodox Churches or the Eastern Orthodox Church. The faction of the Church of the East that came to be in full communion with the Holy See of Rome is the Chaldean Catholic Church. After the Common Christological Declaration in 1994 between the Church of the East and the Catholic Church, and a 2001 theological dialogue between the churches, they drew up guidelines for faithful to have mutual admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.^[10]

The Assyrian Church of the East has a traditional episcopal structure, headed by the Catholicos-Patriarch. Its hierarchy is composed of metropolitan bishops and diocesan bishops, while lower clergy consists of priests and deacons, who serve in dioceses (eparchies) and parishes throughout the Middle East, India, North America, Oceania, and Europe (including the Caucasus and Russia).^[11]

^ "Interview with Mar Awa Royel, the newly elected patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East". YouTube.
^ Holy Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East Official News Website
^ Murre van den Berg 2011, p. 154-159.
^ ^a ^b "Østens Assyriske Kirke i Danmark". assyrianchurch.dk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Parry, Ken; Melling, David J.; Brady, Dimitri; Griffith, Sidney H.; Healey, John F., eds. (1 September 2017) [1999]. "Church of the East". The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 122. doi:10.1002/9781405166584. ISBN 978-1-4051-6658-4.
^ Parry, Ken; Melling, David J.; Brady, Dimitri; Griffith, Sidney H.; Healey, John F., eds. (1 September 2017) [1999]. "Middle East Council of Churches". The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 317. doi:10.1002/9781405166584. ISBN 978-1-4051-6658-4.
^ Binns 2002, p. 28.
^ "اخبار كنيسة المشرق الاشورية". اخبار كنيسة المشرق الاشورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ Hunter 2014, p. 601-620.
^ "Guidelines for admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East". Vatican.va. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ Hunter 2014, p. 614-615.

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[1] "Interview with Mar Awa Royel, the newly elected patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East". YouTube.

[auto-2] Holy Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East Official News Website

[FOOTNOTEMurre_van_den_Berg2011154-159-3] Murre van den Berg 2011, p. 154-159.

[Østens_Assyriske_Kirke_i_Danmark-4] "Østens Assyriske Kirke i Danmark". assyrianchurch.dk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[:02-6] Parry, Ken; Melling, David J.; Brady, Dimitri; Griffith, Sidney H.; Healey, John F., eds. (1 September 2017) [1999]. "Church of the East". The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 122. doi:10.1002/9781405166584. ISBN 978-1-4051-6658-4.

[:0222-7] Parry, Ken; Melling, David J.; Brady, Dimitri; Griffith, Sidney H.; Healey, John F., eds. (1 September 2017) [1999]. "Middle East Council of Churches". The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 317. doi:10.1002/9781405166584. ISBN 978-1-4051-6658-4.

[FOOTNOTEBinns200228-8] Binns 2002, p. 28.

[9] "اخبار كنيسة المشرق الاشورية". اخبار كنيسة المشرق الاشورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTEHunter2014601-620-11] Hunter 2014, p. 601-620.

[12] "Guidelines for admission to the Eucharist between the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East". Vatican.va. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

[FOOTNOTEHunter2014614-615-13] Hunter 2014, p. 614-615.

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