Eastern and western church notes

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The western church has the alter in open sight so all the people can see, unlike the eastern church where the alter is hidden by a slide or a cover. The western church has the priest as the leader and the eastern church is run by The Patriarch of Constantinople. In the eastern church the ordained deacon is allowed to marry but in the western church the priest is not allowed to marry because he has to show co-operation in the church.

The language in the eastern church was Greek and the language in the western church was Latin.

When the eastern and western churches separated, some eastern churches maintained unity with Rome. Over time a number of eastern churches re-established unity with Rome.

Eastern and Western Churches today

Eastern church in communion with Rome:

* The Armenian Catholic Church

* The Coptic Catholic Church

* The Mel-kite Greek Catholic Church

Eastern churches in communion with Constantinople or other Patriarchate:

* The Greek Orthodox church

* The Russian Orthodox church

* The Ukrainian Orthodox church

Leaders of our diocese:

Parish Priest; Father Anthony Lemon

Bishop of Lismore Diocese; Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett

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