Assyrian Church of the East
Quick Facts
- Tradition
- Christianity
- Current leader
- Patriarch Mar Awa III
- Leader since
- September 13th 2021
- Days in office
- –
Intro
The Assyrian Church of the East is an Eastern Christian denomination in the East Syriac tradition with historical roots in Mesopotamia and a global diaspora.
Structure
The Assyrian Church of the East is organized into archdioceses and dioceses across the Middle East, India, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
The church is headed by Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Awa III. Below is a list of the archdioceses and dioceses named in the referenced Wikipedia structure section.
| Archdioceses |
|---|
| Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇱🇧 |
| Archdiocese of Syria 🇸🇾 |
| Archdiocese of India 🇮🇳 |
| Dioceses |
| Diocese of Iran 🇮🇷 |
| Diocese of Nohadra and Nineveh 🇮🇶 |
| Diocese of Baghdad, Russia and Georgia 🇮🇶 🇷🇺 🇬🇪 |
| Diocese of Scandinavia and Germany 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇩🇪 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 |
| Diocese of Eastern USA 🇺🇸 |
| Diocese of California 🇺🇸 |
| Diocese of Western United States 🇺🇸 |
| Diocese of Canada 🇨🇦 |
| Diocese of Victoria and New Zealand 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 |
| Diocese of Western Europe 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇦🇹 🇳🇱 🇬🇷 |
Source(s)
Source: Portrait image from Saint Zaia Cathedral's "Our Parish" page, where it appears as the diocesan bishop image for Mar Awa III.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Assyrian Church of the East". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section adapted from the "Archdioceses" and "Dioceses" sections of the Wikipedia article "Assyrian Church of the East". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.