Church of Antioch (disambiguation)

The Church of Antioch (Arabic: كنيسة أنطاكية) was one of the five major churches that composed the Christian Church before the East–West Schism.

Church of Antioch branches

The Church of Antioch has developed into the following main branches:

Catholic

Orthodox Church of Antioch

Eastern Orthodox
Oriental Orthodox

Other churches

  • Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch, an independent Catholic church not in communion with Rome founded in 1958
  • Free Church of Antioch, one of several Malabar Rite Independent Catholic Churches claiming valid lines of apostolic succession in the historical episcopate but not in communion with Rome or any Orthodox patriarch

Church Buildings

See also

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