Patriarch - Eastern Christianity - Oriental Orthodox Churches

Oriental Orthodox Churches

  • The Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa and the chief of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt and All Africa and the Spiritual Leader of Oriental Orthodoxy.
  • The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and chief of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and Supreme Leader of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church in the Near East.
    • The Catholicos of India and the chief of the Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church in India.
  • The Catholicos of Etchmiadzin, Armenia and of All Armenians and Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church and chief of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
    • The Patriarch of Constantinople for the Armenians in Turkey.
    • The Patriarch of Jerusalem and of Holy Zion for the Armenians in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and the Persian Gulf.
  • The Catholicos of Cilicia and chief of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the House of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon and the Middle East.
  • The Catholicos of the East and the chief of the Indian Orthodox Church in India.
  • The Archbishop of Axum and Patriarch Catholicos of All Ethiopia and the chief of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Ethiopia.
  • The Archbishop of Asmara and Patriarch of All Eritrea and the chief of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Eritrea.

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