Church that use them, origin, Patriarch and point of origin
Rite |
Churches that use this rite |
Original liturgical language |
Patriarch |
Point of origin |
1.ROMAN |
All Roman Catholics |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
Rome |
MOZARABIC |
Archdiocese of Toledo Spain |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
Spain |
AMBROSIAN |
Archdiocese of Milan, Italy |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
Milan |
BRAGAN |
Archdiocese of Braga, Portugal |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
Braga |
DOMINICAN |
Dominican Priests |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
St. Dominic |
CARMELITE |
Carmelite Priests |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
St. Berthold |
CARTHUSIANS |
Carthusian Priests |
Latin |
Bishop of Rome |
St. Bruno |
2. BYZANTINE |
Belarussian |
Old Slavonic |
|
Belarussia |
|
Bulgarian |
Old Slavonic |
Apostolic Exarch for Catholics of the Byzantine-Slav rite in Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
|
Croatian |
Old Slavonic |
Bishop of Kricevci |
Croatia |
|
Greek |
Greek |
Apostolic Exarch for Catholics of the Byzantine rite in Greece |
Greece |
|
Hungarian |
Greek |
Bishop of Hajdudorog, Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc |
Hungary |
|
Italo-Albanian |
Greek |
Local Latin Bishop |
Italy |
|
Melkite |
Greek |
Melkite Greek Patriarch of Damascus |
Syria/Lebanon/Israel |
|
Romanian |
Romanian |
Archbishop of Fagaras and Alba Julia |
Romania |
|
Russian |
Old Slavonic |
Apostolic Exarch in Russia |
Russia |
|
Ruthenian |
Old Slavonic |
Bishop of Mukacevo of the Byzantines |
Ukraine |
|
Slovakian |
Old Slavonic |
Bishop of Presov of Catholics of the Byzantine rite |
Slovakia |
|
Ukrainian |
Old Slavonic |
Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukranians |
Ukrania |
3. ALEXANDRIAN |
Coptic |
Coptic |
Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts |
Egypt |
|
Ethiopian |
Ge'ez |
Archbishop of Addis Ababa of the Ethiopians |
Ethiopia/Somalia |
4. SYRIAC |
Syriac |
|
Syriac Patriarch of Antioch |
Syria |
|
Malankarese |
West Syriac |
Metropolitan of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankarese |
India |
5. ARMENIAN |
Armenian |
Classical Armenian |
Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians |
Armenia |
6. MARONITE |
Maronite |
Aramaic |
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch |
Lebanon |
7. CHALDEAN |
Chaldean |
Syriac |
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans |
Iraq |
Malabar |
Syriac |
Major Archbishop of the Malabar rite |
India |