Oriental Orthodox Churches

Branch of Eastern Christianity Oriental Orthodox ChurchesClockwise from top:Etchmiadzin Armenian Apostolic Cathedral;Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral; Malankara Orthodox Catholicate Palace;Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral;Saint George Syriac Orthodox Cathedral;Enda Mariam Eritrean Orthodox CathedralClassificationNon-ChalcedonianOrientationEastern ChristianityTheologyOriental Orthodox theologyPolityEpiscopalStructureCommunionAutocephalous churchesEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchCoptic Orthodox ChurchArmenian Apostolic ChurchMalankara Orthodox Syrian ChurchSyriac Orthodox ChurchEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchLanguageCopticClassical SyriacGeʽezArmenianMalayalamKoine Greeklocal languagesLiturgyAlexandrianWest SyriacArmenianFounderJesus Christ, according to sacred traditionSeparated fromRoman state churchMembers71,865,000 (2020)Other namesOriental OrthodoxyMiaphysite churchesOriental Orthodox Communion Part of a series onOriental Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodox Churches Coptic Syriac Armenian Indian Cilicia Orthodox Tewahedo Ethiopian Eritrean Independent churches Coptic: British Orthodox Tewahedo: Tigrayan Syriac: Malabar Independent Autonomous churches Coptic: French C