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1965 Oriental Orthodox Churches meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Conference of Addis Ababa
Date1965
Accepted byOriental Orthodox Church
Convoked byEmperor Haile Selassie
PresidentAbuna Basilios
AttendanceThe heads of all Oriental Orthodox churches
TopicsStrengthening ties between the various Miaphysite churches
LocationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Chronological list of ecumenical councils
H.I.M. Haile Selassie of Ethiopia opening the Conference of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches at the Africa Hall, Addis Ababa

The Conference of Addis Ababa was a meeting of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 15–21 January 1965. Hosted nominally by Abuna Basilios (head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church), but effectively by Abuna Theophilos, this meeting was momentous as there had been no such collective meeting of the various Non-Chalcedonian churches since the 5th century at Ephesus. The meeting was attended by Pope Cyril VI (head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria), Mor Ignatius Yaq'ub III (head of the Syriac Orthodox Church), Vazgen I (head of the Armenian Apostolic Church), Khoren I (head of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia), and Mar Baselios Augen I (head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church).

Organization

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia first thought of the idea of the meeting, for him a way to integrate the Non-Chalcedonian churches. While Selassie initially invited representatives of both Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches, the invitation to the latter was rescinded, as Selassie wished for the Oriental Orthodox churches to discuss communion.

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References

  1. "Addis Ababa Conference Portal powered by OCP inaugurated at all UAE National Ethiopian Youth Conference: Ethiopian Orthodox Prelates Honored by OCP Society - News | Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. "Addis Ababa Conference of 1965". Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  3. Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity in a Global Context, p. 173

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* Ecumenical status disputed within the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  1. Even though the Council was moved to Ferrara in 1438 and later to Florence, some bishops refused to move and remained in a parallel Council at Basel.


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