Conference of Addis Ababa

The Conference of Addis Ababa was a meeting of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 15–21 January 1965.^[1][2] Hosted nominally by Abuna Basilios (head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church), but effectively by Abuna Theophilos, this meeting was momentous as there had been no such collective meeting of the various non-Chalcedonian churches since the 5th century at Ephesus. The meeting was attended by Pope Cyril VI (head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria), Mor Ignatius Yaq'ub III (head of the Syriac Orthodox Church), Vazgen I (head of the Armenian Apostolic Church), Khoren I (head of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia), and Mar Baselios Augen I (head of the then Orthodox Syrian Church in India which now consists of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Jacobite Syrian Christian Church).^[3]

Conference of Addis Ababa
Date	15–21 January 1965
Accepted by	Oriental Orthodox Church
Convoked by	Emperor Haile Selassie
President	Abuna Basilios
Attendance	The heads of all Oriental Orthodox churches
Topics	Strengthening ties between the various Miaphysite churches
Location	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Chronological list of ecumenical councils

Organization

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia opening the Conference of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches at the Africa Hall, Addis Ababa

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, conceived of the meeting, for him a way to integrate the non-Chalcedonian churches. While Selassie initially invited representatives of both Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches, the invitation to the latter was rescinded, as Selassie wished the Oriental Orthodox churches to discuss communion.^[4]

See also

• Monophysitism
• Miaphysitism