Ethiopian Catholic Church

E66157

Alexandrian Rite church Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Ethiopian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian Ge'ez rite that is in full communion with the Pope while preserving Ethiopian liturgical and spiritual traditions.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Alexandrian Rite church → Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
belongsToLiturgicalFamily	Alexandrian liturgical family →
churchSuiIurisOf	Catholic Church →
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
followsChristology	Chalcedonian Christology →
followsTheology	Catholic theology →
governedBy	Synod of the Ethiopian Catholic Church →
hasCathedral	Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Addis Ababa →
hasClergyRank	bishop → deacon → metropolitan archbishop → priest →
hasClericalCelibacyDiscipline	marriedPriestsPermitted →
hasDistinctivePractice	fasting traditions similar to Ethiopian Orthodoxy → use of Ethiopian chant and liturgical dance → use of processional crosses in liturgy →
hasJurisdictionType	metropolitan church sui iuris →
hasLeaderTitle	Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Abeba →
hasLiturgicalMusicTradition	Ethiopian chant →
hasMetropolitanSee	Metropolitan Archeparchy of Addis Abeba →
hasMinorityStatusInCountry	Ethiopia →
hasMonasticTradition	Ethiopian monasticism →
hasParticularChurch	Eparchy of Adigrat →
hasPatronSaint	Blessed Virgin Mary →
headquartersLocation	Addis Ababa →
inCommunionWith	Holy See → Pope of Rome →
isMetropolitanChurch	true →
isPartOfCommunion	worldwide Catholic communion →
liturgicalTradition	Ethiopian liturgical tradition →
primaryCountry	Ethiopia →
primaryRegion	Horn of Africa →
recognizesCouncil	Council of Chalcedon →
recognizesPapalPrimacy	yes →
recognizesSacraments	seven sacraments →
separatedFrom	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church →
sharesFeastsWith	Latin Church → other Eastern Catholic Churches →
sharesHeritageWith	Eritrean Catholic Church → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church →
spiritualTradition	Ethiopian Christian spirituality →
suiIurisStatusGrantedBy	Pope Pius XII →
suiIurisStatusYear	1930s →
usesCalendar	Ethiopian calendar (for liturgy) →
usesLiturgicalLanguage	Ge'ez →
usesLiturgicalRite	Alexandrian Ge'ez Rite →
usesScript	Ge'ez script →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Geʽez script →	associatedReligion
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Ge'ez →	religiousUse
Eritrean Catholic Church →	separatedFrom
Eritrean Catholic Church →	sharesLiturgicalHeritageWith
Eritrean Catholic Church →	suiIurisStatusFrom
Geʽez →	usedAsLiturgicalLanguageBy
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great →	usedBy
Alexandrian Rite →	usedByChurch
Ethiopian calendar →	usedByReligion