22 churches · 276 eparchies indexed · ~17.7M faithful
The Catholic Church has 24 ritual traditions — one Latin and 23 Eastern. All are in full communion with Rome. Each Eastern church preserves its own liturgy, theology, and hierarchy.
Traces its liturgy to Constantinople. Includes the Ukrainian, Melkite, Romanian, Ruthenian, and other Greek Catholic churches.
Shkodër, Albania
~3K faithful
Sofia, Bulgaria
~10K faithful
Athens, Greece
~6K faithful
Nyíregyháza, Hungary
~300K faithful
Lungro, Italy
~60K faithful
Križevci, Croatia
~21K faithful
Skopje, North Macedonia
~11K faithful
Damascus, Syria
~1.6M faithful
Blaj, Romania
~500K faithful
Rome (in exile), Italy
~5K faithful
Pittsburgh, USA
~500K faithful
Prešov, Slovakia
~220K faithful
Kyiv, Ukraine
~4.5M faithful
Rooted in the ancient church of Antioch. Includes the Maronite, Syrian, and Syro-Malankara churches.
East Syriac tradition. Includes the Chaldean Church of Iraq and the Syro-Malabar Church of India.
Liturgical tradition of ancient Alexandria. Includes Coptic, Ethiopian, and Eritrean Catholic churches.
Distinct liturgical tradition of the Armenian people. Centered in Beirut with diaspora presence worldwide.