Home›Christianity›Oriental Orthodox Churches›All Oriental Orthodox ChurchesBrowse ByAll Oriental Orthodox ChurchesThe Oriental Orthodox Churches recorded in this atlas, a communion of Eastern Christian churches that hold Miaphysite Christology, drawn from Armenia, Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia. This group holds Armenian Apostolic Church, Coptic Orthodoxy, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Oriental Orthodoxy. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time, from the tradition as a whole to its national and denominational bodies, and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.All Oriental Orthodox ChurchesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Oriental Orthodox ChurchesFilter Results5 entriesChurch FamilyAllOriental Orthodox (5)Origin EraAll30 (1)42 (1)295 (1)320 (2)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)No Establishment (1)Privileged Never Established (2)Varies by Province (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (5)Originated InAllAksum (1)Egypt (1)Ethiopia (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (1)Classical Armenian (Grabar) (2)Classical Syriac (1)Coptic (2)Geez (3)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (2)PolityAllEpiscopal: governed by bishops (2)Self-governing churches under patriarchs, deciding in synod (5)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (5)Ordination PracticeAllMarried clergy permitted (5)Restricted to men (4)The full female ordination lineage is held lapsed; revival contested (1)Parent DenominationAllOriental Orthodoxy (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 5Armenian Apostolic ChurchChristianityCoptic OrthodoxyChristianityEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchChristianityEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchChristianityOriental OrthodoxyChristianityConnectionsChurch Family IncludesArmenian Apostolic Church, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Coptic Orthodoxy, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.Oriental Orthodoxy, Denominations Well-attested Entity-backed identity for the church-family value this denomination already carries, resolved to the church-family group it names, phase 3 bucket conversion (docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md, w-bucketconv-divmore2-0929). The original fact with its own citation stays on the entry unchanged.SourcesWikipedia, Oriental Orthodoxy (source)tier 3Wikipedia contributors, WikipediaOriental Orthodoxy, lead paragraphQuote, Oriental Orthodoxy, lead paragraphThe Oriental Orthodox Churches are a communion of Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.