Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Exile

Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Exile
ClassificationEastern Christianity
OrientationOriental Orthodoxy
ScriptureOrthodox Tewahedo Bible
TheologyMiaphysite
PrimateMerkorios
LanguageGe'ez
LiturgyAlexandrian rite
HeadquartersLos Angeles
Origin1991
Merged intoEthiopian Orthodox Church
Defunct2018

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Exile was an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church created in the wake of a schism in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church following the deposition of Patriarch Merkorios in 1991 and his exile to the United States.

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