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[[Ethiopia]], along with [[Eritrea]], [[Djibouti]] and [[Somalia]] is under the jurisdiction of the Holy [[Archdiocese of Aksum]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and all Africa.
 
[[Ethiopia]], along with [[Eritrea]], [[Djibouti]] and [[Somalia]] is under the jurisdiction of the Holy [[Archdiocese of Aksum]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and all Africa.
  
[[Ethiopia]] is also shared with the [[Oriental Orthodox]] church who have established the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] in this region.
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== Politics of the Region ==
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Christians make up just under 62% of the countries population and is the most widely practised religion in Ethiopia. Oriental Orthodox christianity is the most dominent presence in Ethiopia, established as the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] in this region.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* the Church of St. Froumentios in Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia ([[Patriarchate of Alexandria]])
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* the Church of St. Froumentios in Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia ([[Patriarchate of Alexandria]] ?)
 
* the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] for the Oriental Orthodox Church of Ethiopia
 
* the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] for the Oriental Orthodox Church of Ethiopia
  

Revision as of 06:11, June 10, 2008

See Main Article Archdiocese of Aksum

Ethiopia, along with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia is under the jurisdiction of the Holy Archdiocese of Aksum of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa.

Politics of the Region

Christians make up just under 62% of the countries population and is the most widely practised religion in Ethiopia. Oriental Orthodox christianity is the most dominent presence in Ethiopia, established as the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in this region.

See also


Orthodoxy in Africa
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