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Kembesan Orthodox Nazarist Church

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Kembesan Orthodox
Nazarist Church
የከምበሳን ኦርቶዶክስ
ናዝራዊ ቤተ አሚታይያኒ
ClassificationSarpetic
OrientationMiaphysitism
ScriptureOld and New
Treasuries
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceEpiscopal triumviate
Archbishop of Bet KebuJon Beriberē
Archbishop of Me'lewaYonatan Ch'ewi
Archbishop of ZemaMīka'ēl Komit'at'ē
RegionKembesa, East Scipia
LanguageShe'dje
LiturgyCoptic
HeadquartersYek’idisiti Šilasē Cathedral
Azwa, Degama, Kembesa
FounderSaint Kaleb Yohoni
Originc. 350 CE
K'idanibesa, present-day Kembesa
Members26.3 million
Clergy
    • Archbishops: 3
    • Bishops: 62
    • Priests: 9,578
    • Deacons: 1,120
Hospitals22
Primary schools678
Secondary schools339

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.

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