Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church
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The Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Axum, Tigray Region. It declared autocephaly on 7 May 2021, accusing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of not doing enough to speak out against the Tigray war, and for being too closely aligned with the Ethiopian government.[1][2][3][4] Although there is declaration of autocephaly, the church has not been officially granted an autocephalous status from the officially recognized oriental orthodox churches as of 2024.
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Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church | |
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ቤተ ክርስትያን ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ትግራይ Bet'ə K'rstian Orthodox Tewahədo Tigray | |
Abbreviation | TOTC |
Classification | Oriental Orthodox |
Orientation | Independent Oriental Orthodox, Orthodox Tewahedo |
Scripture | Orthodox Tewahedo Bible |
Theology | Miaphysitism |
Polity | Episcopal |
Primate | Vacant |
Region | Tigray and Tigrayan diaspora |
Headquarters | Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Axum, Tigray |
Founder | The Apostle and Evangelist Mark in 42 AD Alexandria, Saint Frumentius in 328 AD Axum (according to the Tigrayan Orthodox tradition) |
Independence | From the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in 2022. Not officially recognized in the broader Orthodox community. |
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