Church of The East
The Church of the East is said to have been formed by St Thomas. The Church did not attend the Council of Ephesus (AD 431). It is incorrectly referred to as the Nestorian Church; Assyrian Christians do not consider themselves Nestorians, and recent Christological agreements with the Catholic and some of the Orthodox churches have resolved this debate permanently, clearing the way for ecumenical relations.
- Assyrian Church of the East (Mar Dinkha IV)
- Ancient Church of the East (Mar Addai II)
- Eastern Catholic Church (Mar Mikhail of Edessa, Metropolitan)
The Church of the East considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.
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