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[ xiii.d ] The expression ‘Western Orthodox’ is ambiguous: it can refer to Orthodox Christians who use a Western Rite in their services, or to diaspora communities of E astern orthodox settled in the West, or to the distinctive theological approaches and religious culture that have emerged in Western Europe and North America. In addition, Celtic Christianity and sometimes more generally Western Christianity before the Great Schism of 1054 are occasionally referred to as Western Orthodoxy by Eastern Orthodox writers. There exist Roman Rite and Anglican Rite communities under various Orthodox jurisdictions, most notably the Patriarchate of Antioch. There exist also small communities, Orthodox in faith but Western in rite, which are not currently recognized by any major Eastern Orthodox communion. Other groups, like the Orthodox Church of the British Isles, have successfully established links with the C optic Patriarchate of Alexandria. The dominant tradition of Orthodox worship in Western countries, however, remains the Byzantine Rite. [99] ... log in or subscribe to read full text