"Rite" may be used in two ways, one is the Rite of the Church (Latin or Eastern), the other would be the Rite of the Sacrament. There are numerous Rites within the church and each would have its own rite for Baptism, these would include:
Alexandrian liturgical tradition; 2 liturgical rites
Coptic Rite
Ethiopic Rite
Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition; 3 liturgical rites
Maronite Rite
(West) Syrian Rite
Syro-Malankara Rite
Armenian Rite; 1 liturgical rite
Armenian Rite
Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition; 2 liturgical rites
Chaldean Rite
Syro-Malabar Rite
Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition; 1 liturgical rite
Byzantine Rite
Latin (Western) liturgical rites
Actively celebrated:
Roman Rite, whose historical forms are usually classified as follows
Pre-Tridentine Mass (the various pre-1570 forms)
Tridentine Mass (1570-1970 and still authorized in circumstances indicated in the document Summorum Pontificum as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite)
Mass of Paul VI (1970-present)
Anglican Use (restricted to formerly Anglican congregations)
Ambrosian Rite (Milan, Italy and neighbouring areas)
Aquileian Rite (defunct: northeastern Italy)
Rite of Braga (Braga, Portugal)
Mozarabic Rite (Toledo and Salamanca, Spain)
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