Marian Dogmas & Titles Comparison Chart

Doctrine / Title Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Independent Catholic (e.g. Old Catholic, CACA, OSST) 1. Divine Motherhood (Theotokos) ✅ Defined at Council of Ephesus (431) ✅ Affirmed at Ephesus; central to Orthodox theology ✅ Affirmed; considered foundational 2. Perpetual Virginity ✅ Dogma: Virgin before, during, and after Christ’s birth ✅ Strongly affirmed in liturgy and theology ✅ Widely affirmed, though some communities may not require strict assent 3. Immaculate Conception ✅ Dogma (Ineffabilis Deus, 1854) ❌ Not dogma; many affirm her purification at the Annunciation ✅ Often affirmed spiritually, but not always held as dogma 4. Assumption of Mary ✅ Dogma (Munificentissimus Deus, 1950) ✅ Celebrated as Dormition; bodily assumption is affirmed in tradition ✅ Widely affirmed; often celebrated liturgically 5. Co-Redemptrix / Mediatrix / Advocate ☑️ Promoted in popular devotion; not dogma ❌ Rejected as overly scholastic; Mary intercedes but not as “co-redeemer” ☑️ Varies: CACA/OSST may affirm as devotional titles without making dogmatic claims 6. Immaculate Heart of Mary ✅ Promoted in liturgy and private devotion ❌ Not a formal devotion; emphasis is on her role in Christ’s life ✅ Affirmed in many Independent traditions influenced by RC spirituality 7. Mary as Queen of Heaven ✅ Feast of the Queenship of Mary (Aug 22); biblical & theological basis ✅ Honored as Queen in icons/hymns (e.g., “More honorable than