Ancient Church of the East
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The Ancient Church of the East is an Eastern Christian denomination. It branched from the Assyrian Church of the East in 1964, under the leadership of Mar Toma Darmo. Wikipedia
Founded: 1968
Catholicos-Patriarch: Gewargis III Younan
Classification: Eastern Christianity
Language: Syriac
Members: 70,000 in 1968; approx. 75 000, of which 45 000 in Iraq and 20 000 in India (1999)
Separated from: Assyrian Church of the East