Kembesan Orthodox Nazarist Church
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| Kembesan Orthodox Nazarist Church | |
|---|---|
| የከምበሳን ኦርቶዶክስ ናዝራዊ ቤተ አሚታይያኒ | |
| Classification | Sarpetic |
| Orientation | Miaphysitism |
| Scripture | Old and New Treasuries |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Episcopal triumviate |
| Archbishop of Bet Kebu | Jon Beriberē |
| Archbishop of Me'lewa | Yonatan Ch'ewi |
| Archbishop of Zema | Mīka'ēl Komit'at'ē |
| Region | Kembesa, East Scipia |
| Language | She'dje |
| Liturgy | Coptic |
| Headquarters | Yek’idisiti Šilasē Cathedral Azwa, Degama, Kembesa |
| Founder | Saint Kaleb Yohoni |
| Origin | c. 350 CE K'idanibesa, present-day Kembesa |
| Members | 26.3 million |
| Clergy |
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| Hospitals | 22 |
| Primary schools | 678 |
| Secondary schools | 339 |
The Kembesan Orthodox Nazarist Church (Kembesan: Ye'kemibesani Oritodokisi Nazirawī Bēte Āmītayiyanī) is a Nazarist denomination and state religion in Kembesa. While officially bound within the borders of Kembesa, the Church is in communion with other Orthodox and Coptic denominations, including the Perateian Ecumenical Church. The Church also claims communion with the Holy See in Fabria, though this is disputed by the latter.
Within Kembesa, the Orthodox Nazarist Church exerts a great deal of authority, both officially and unofficially. According to tradition and codified in the 1948 Constitution, the Kembesan Orthodox Nazarist Church is the state religion of Kembesa and of all Kembesans. Local parishes may also directly influence the customary laws of their area, typically governing moral crimes and some issues of property. The Church also exerts unofficial influence in the governance of the state as one of the three archbishops is customarily appointed to an executive position in the monarch's cabinet.
Unlike most Nazarist denominations which operate with a single primate at the head, the three archbishops of Bet Kebur, Me'lewa, and Zema collectively govern the Church as a triumvirate. In practice, whichever archbishop is customarily appointed by the monarch benefits from informal deference within the Church hierarchy.