Oriental Orthodox Communion
The Oriental Orthodox Communion is a group of churches within Oriental Orthodoxy which are all in full communion with each other. The communion includes:
- The Armenian Apostolic Church
- The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
- The Holy See of Cilicia
- The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
- The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
- The Syriac Orthodox Church
- The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- The British Orthodox Church
- The French Coptic Orthodox Church
- The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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