Oriental Orthodoxy by country

Oriental Orthodox churches are the churches descended from those that rejected the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Despite the similar name, they are therefore a different branch of Christianity from the Eastern Orthodox. Oriental Orthodoxy consists of several autocephalous and autonomous jurisdictions holding a single set of beliefs and united in full communion. However, they each have their own separate rites, and there are significant differences between their respective practices. Thus, there is more internal diversity of practice among the Oriental Orthodox than among the Eastern Orthodox.

Distribution of Oriental Orthodox Christians in the world by country:

  More than 75% of population

  50–75% of population

  20–50% of population

  5–20% of population

  1–5% of population

  below 1% of population, but has local autocephaly

Distribution

Oriental Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Armenia (94%), the ethnically Armenian Artsakh (98%), Ethiopia (44%, the total Christian population being 63%), and Eritrea (47%, the total Christian population being 54%).

Oriental Orthodoxy is especially the dominant religion in the two Ethiopian regions of Amhara (82%) and Tigray (95%), as well as the chartered city of Addis Ababa (75%). It is also important in Oromia Region (31%).

Oriental Orthodoxy is also one of two dominant religions in Eritrea (47%), especially in its highland regions Maekel Region (87%) and Debub Region (86%).

It is a significant minority religion in Egypt (10%), Sudan (5%, the total Christian population being 15%), Syria (3%, the total Christian population being 10-11% the rest being Greek Orthodox, Catholic and Church of the East), Lebanon (2%, the total Christian population being 40%) and Kerala, India (1%, the total Christian population being 2.3%).[1]

Predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian countries

Oriental Orthodoxy is the largest single religious faith in:

•  Armenia
•  Eritrea
•  Ethiopia

Countries with a high percentage of Oriental Orthodox Christians include:

•  Egypt
•  Libya
•  Sudan
•  Syria
•  Lebanon
•  India

Oriental Orthodox churches in full communion

• The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
  • The British Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
  • The French Coptic Orthodox Church in France
• The Armenian Apostolic Church
  • The Holy See of Cilicia
  • The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
  • The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
• The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
• The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
• The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
• The Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Syrian Church

Statistics

Country	Oriental Orthodox population	Orthodox percentage (%) of total population
Armenia	3,220,236	98.80
Egypt	10,309,500	10-12%
Eritrea	2,530,000	47
Ethiopia	45,000,000	44
Germany	1,140,000	1.5
India	3,800,059	0.4
Iran	250,000[2]-300,000[3]	0.1
Iraq	629,340	2
Israel	To be determined	over 1
Jordan	310,656	4.8
Palestine	118,057	3
Syria	1,800,400	8
Tajikistan	80,000	1.18
Turkey	180,000[4]	0.1

See also

• Christianity by country
• List of Christian denominations by number of members

Other religions:

• Islam by country
• Jews by country
• Hinduism by country
• Buddhism by country
• No Faith by Country

General:

• List of religious populations

References

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2. Price, Massoume (December 2002). "History of Christians and Christianity in Iran". Christianity in Iran. FarsiNet Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
3. U.S. State Department (2009-10-26). "Iran – International Religious Freedom Report 2009". The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
4. "Religions". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2013.