Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Exile
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.
| Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Exile | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Eastern Christianity |
| Orientation | Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Scripture | Orthodox Tewahedo Bible |
| Theology | Miaphysite |
| Primate | Merkorios |
| Language | Ge'ez |
| Liturgy | Alexandrian rite |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles |
| Origin | 1991 |
| Merged into | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
| Defunct | 2018 |
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