They number several million faithful in the U.S.A. and Canada. They have distinctive expressions of creed, code, and cult. There are five principal Eastern Catholic traditions and lifestyles of liturgical families and spiritualities. A Catholic of any heritage may fulfill worship obligations in any of these Churches. There are no restrictions in worship.
Reliable statistics are difficult to obtain.
Calif. Previously he was engaged in high school and adult education in the western states and Lebanon. He is a member and officer of the Mariological Society of America. His last article in HPR appeared in March 2000.