Eastern Rite or Eastern liturgical rite may refer to:
* a
liturgical rite used in
Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Northeast Africa, the Fertile Crescent and ...
:
** liturgical rites of the
Eastern Orthodox Church, which mainly use the Byzantine liturgical rites
** liturgical rites of the
Oriental Orthodox Church
The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 60 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches are part of the Nicene Christian tradition, and represent o ...
, which uses a variety of liturgical rites
**
Eastern Catholic liturgy
The Eastern Catholic Churches of the Catholic Church utilize liturgies originating in Eastern Christianity, distinguishing them from the majority of Catholic liturgies which are celebrated according to the Latin liturgical rites of the Latin Chu ...
, the assortment of liturgical practices utilized in Eastern Catholic bodies
** the
Eastern Syriac Rite, an eastern variant of Syriac Rite, used by several different churches
*
Eastern Catholic Churches, sometimes known as "Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches"
See also
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Western Rite (disambiguation) Western Rite or Western liturgical rite can refer to:
* Latin liturgical rites, liturgical rites of the Latin Church, also known as the ''Western Church'', which is the main part of the Catholic Church
* Western Rite Orthodoxy, designation for Chr ...
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