Orientalium dignitas is a
papal encyclical concerning the
Eastern Catholic churches issued by
Pope Leo XIII on November 30, 1894. The encyclical further established the rights of the Eastern Catholic churches. This includes a prohibition against
Latinizing influences among Eastern Catholics, encouragement of Eastern Catholics to remain true to their church traditions, and the expansion of the jurisdiction of the
Melkite patriarch to include the whole of the
Ottoman Empire.