Eritrean Catholic Church

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Alexandrian Rite church Christian denomination Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Eritrean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian (Ge'ez) rite, in full communion with Rome and primarily based in Eritrea.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Alexandrian Rite church → Christian denomination → Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
christianFamily	Eastern Catholicism →
christologyTradition	Miaphysite heritage expressed in Catholic theology →
churchSuiIurisOf	Catholic Church →
communionWith	Holy See → Pope →
country	Eritrea →
dateEstablishedAsSuiIurisChurch	2015-01-19 →
governedBy	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
hasClericalCelibacyDiscipline	married priests permitted according to Eastern discipline →
hasClericalRank	bishop → deacon → metropolitan archbishop → priest →
hasHierarchyType	metropolitan church sui iuris →
hasMonasticTradition	yes →
hasOwnCanonLawParticularNorms	yes →
hasOwnHierarchy	yes →
headquartersLocation	Asmara →
isMinorityReligionIn	Eritrea →
liturgicalLanguage	Ge'ez →
majorityReligionInCountry	no →
metropolitanSee	Metropolitan Archeparchy of Asmara →
metropolitanSeeCity	Asmara →
metropolitanSeeCountry	Eritrea →
partOf	Alexandrian liturgical tradition →
patriarchalOrMajorArchiepiscopalStatus	metropolitan →
primaryEthnicConstituency	Eritrean people → Tigrinya-speaking Eritreans →
primaryLiturgicalTradition	Ge'ez Rite →
primaryTerritory	Eritrea →
recognizesSupremeAuthorityOf	Bishop of Rome →
rite	Alexandrian Rite →
separatedFrom	Ethiopian Catholic Church →
sharesLiturgicalHeritageWith	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church → Ethiopian Catholic Church → Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church →
suffraganEparchy	Eparchy of Barentu → Eparchy of Keren → Eparchy of Segheneity →
suiIurisStatusFrom	Ethiopian Catholic Church →
suiIurisStatusGrantedBy	Pope Francis →
theologyTradition	Catholic theology →
usesCalendar	Julian calendar (for liturgical purposes in many communities) →
usesLiturgicalFamily	Alexandrian liturgical family →
usesSacramentsOf	Catholic Church →
usesScriptureVersion	Ge'ez biblical and liturgical texts →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Ge'ez →	religiousUse
Ethiopian Catholic Church →	sharesHeritageWith
Geʽez →	usedAsLiturgicalLanguageBy
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great →	usedBy
Alexandrian Rite →	usedByChurch