Ancient Church of the East

Not to be confused with Assyrian Church of the East or Church of the East.
Ancient Church of the East
Cathedral of the Virgin Mary
Baghdad, Iraq
AbbreviationACE
ClassificationEastern Christianity
OrientationSyriac Christianity
Catholicos-PatriarchGewargis III Younan
LanguageSyriac
LiturgyEast Syriac Rite
HeadquartersBaghdad, Iraq
Separated fromAssyrian Church of the East
Membersapprox. 75,000, of which 45,000 are in Iraq and 20,000 in India (1999)[1]

The Ancient Church of the East (ACE) is an Eastern Christian denomination. It branched from the Assyrian Church of the East in 1964, under the leadership of Mar Toma Darmo (d. 1969). It is one of three Assyrian Churches that claim continuity with the historical Church of the East (the ancient Patriarchal Province of Seleucia-Ctesiphon), the others being the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church. Since 1969, the see of the Ancient Church of the East is headquartered in Baghdad.[1]

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