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The Eritrean Catholic Church is a Metropolitan sui iuris Eastern particular Church in full union with the Catholic Church. Established in 2015, its membership includes inhabitants of Eritrea. It is headquartered in Asmara. Its liturgical rite is the Alexandrian Rite.
Like the other Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eritrean Catholic Church is in full communion with the Holy See. It holds the Christological doctrine of the Council of Chalcedon and accepts the universal jurisdiction of the Pope. These points distinguish it from Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Oriental Orthodox church comprising most Christians in the country. Like the Eritrean Orthodox, the Eritrean Catholic Church follows the Ethiopic liturgical rite. Ge'ez, a Semitic language fallen out of daily use several centuries ago, is the liturgical language of the Ethiopic Rite, whose liturgy is based on the Coptic.
From 2010-2015 Rev. Tesfu Kelati served as the Pastor of Eritrean Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Mother of God located in Edmonton.This parish community worshiped at St. Alphonsus parish from 2010-2015.