Assyrian Church of the East, sometimes called Nestorian Church, although the latter term more commonly refers to the Church of the East
Early mention of Salmas was made in 1281, when its Assyrian bishop made the trip to the consecration of the Assyrian Church of the East patriarch Yaballaha in Baghdad.
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Before the schism of 1552, most Assyrian Christians in northern Mesopotamia were members of the Assyrian Church of the East.
In 1599 under Aleixo de Menezes, the Synod of Diamper forcefully converted the East Syriac Saint Thomas Christians (also known as Syrian Christians or Nasranis) of Kerala to the Roman Catholic Church.
The Eastern Rite tradition was historically associated with the Church of the East, and is currently employed by the Middle Eastern churches that descend from it, the Assyrian Church of the East, Ancient Church of the East, and the Chaldean Catholic Church, (the members of these churches are commonly Eastern Aramaic speaking ethnic Assyrians) as well as by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church of India.
ShemĘżon XIII Dinkha Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East from 1681 to c.1700
Bishop Meelis Zaia was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) medal on 26 January 2007 in the Australia Day Honours List by the Queen of Australia, Elizabeth II, for his community service through the Assyrian Church of the East and for his pioneering work in the field of education and the establishment of educational facilities.
The Ancient Church of the East, split from the Assyrian Church of the East in the 1960s