Their history is interwoven, therefore, with that of the Oriental Churches.
In 1997 he became adviser of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
In 1872 the church was entrusted to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
It is the first council the Oriental Orthodox Church does not not recognize.
Altogether seven Oriental Orthodox Churches are participating in the dialogue.
The Oriental and Eastern Churches have also been working toward reconciliation as a consequence of the ecumenical movement.
Accepting students and priests from the Oriental Orthodox Church.
The Oriental Orthodox Churches generally use the local calendar of their homelands.
On 7 March 2012 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
There are numerous ongoing internal disputes within the Oriental Orthodox Churches.