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Catholic Church In Syria
The Catholic Church in Syria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are 368,000 Catholics in Syria (and its refugee diaspora), approximately 2% of the total population. The Catholics of Syria are members of several different Rite/language-specific Churches, including Armenian, Chaldean, Syriac, Maronite and Melkite in addition to the Latin Church, and there are separate but overlapping jurisdictions for the faithful of each Church. All these bishops are members of the 'national' Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria and of the (vast) regional Episcopal Conference for Arab countries. The Eastern Catholic bishops also belong to the (international) synod of their patriarchate or other specific church. Dioceses and Archdioceses ;Eastern Catholic particular Churches : Byzantine Rite * Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch (in Damascus) * Metropolitan Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo * Metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maronite Catholic Archeparchy Of Aleppo
Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo of the Maronites (in Latin: Archeparchy Aleppensis Maronitarum) is a seat of the Maronite Church. In 2012 there were 4,000 members. It is currently governed by Maronite archeparch Joseph Tobji. Territory and statistics The archeparchy includes the city and the region of Aleppo, where is located the Saint Elias Cathedral. The territory is divided into five parishes and in 2012 there were 4,000 Maronite Catholics. History The first mention of the presence of Maronites in the city of Aleppo is contained in the Chronicle of Michael the Syrian, which relates events of the first half of the eighth century, after which the Maronites were expelled from the city. The Maronite presence was reduced to so few units. Only in the seventeenth century, thanks to immigration, the Aleppinian Maronite community grew and was equipped with a bishopric, although they are unsure whether the names of the first prelates in the history. In 1675 surveyed about 1,50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolic Vicariate Of Aleppo
The Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (in Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aleppensis) is an apostolic vicariate (Latin pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, entitled to a titular bishop) and is immediately subject to the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches"Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The seat of the vicariate is the city of (Halab in Arabic), where the Cathedral of the Child Jesus, was opened by |
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy Of Aleppo
The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo (also Halab in Arabic, or Beroa as in Antiquity) is the only eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (which uses the Syro-Oriental Rite, in Syriac or Aramaic languages) in Syria. Territory and statistics The eparchy extends its jurisdiction over the faithful of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Syria. It is directly subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (actually in Baghdad, Iraq), not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Joseph's Cathedral, in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria. The territory is divided into 14 parishes. History A colony of Chaldean Christians was certainly present in Aleppo in the early 16th century, most probably from the city of Diyarbakır in Upper Mesopotamia. In 1723 the Chaldean patriarch Joseph III obtained from the Ottoman government a firman who recognized his jurisdiction over the Chaldean faithful of the city. However, the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syro-Oriental Rite
The East Syriac Rite or East Syrian Rite, also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari and the East Syriac dialect as its liturgical language. It is one of two main liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity, the other being the West Syriac Rite (Syro-Antiochene Rite). The East Syriac Rite originated in Edessa, Mesopotamia, and was historically used in the Church of the East, the largest branch of Christianity which operated primarily east of the Roman Empire, with pockets of adherents as far as South India, Central and Inner Asia and strongest in the Sasanian (Persian) Empire. The Church of the East traces its origins to the 1st century when Saint Thomas the Apostle and his disciples, Saint Addai and Saint Mari, brought the faith to ancient Mesopotamia, now modern Iraq, the eastern parts of Syria, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate Of Damascus
The Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Damascus is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Eastern Catholic, Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in part of Syria. It depends directly on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, without belonging to his or any other ecclesiastical province. Its see is the Marian Church of the Queen of the Universe, in the Syrian national capital Damascus. History Established on 6 November 1984 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Damascus (Arabic Aš-Šām). Ordinaries (all Armenian Rite) ;''Patriarchal Exarchs of Damascus'' * Father Kevork Tayroyan (1984 – 1997) * Joseph Arnaouti, Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.) (1997 – ...); previously Eparch (Bishop) of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria) (1989.08.21 – 1992.04.10), Auxiliary Eparch of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires of the Armenians (Argentina) (1994.05.24 – 1997), Bishop of Curia of the Armenian Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Catholic Eparchy Of Qamishli
The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Qamishli is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in the Patriarch's own ecclesiastical province 'of Cilicia', serving part of Syria. Its cathedral eparchial (episcopal) see is the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph, in Qamishli. History Established on 29 June 1954 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Al-Qamishli, on territory split off from the then Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Mardin (now titular). Episcopal ordinaries (all Armenian Rite) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Al-Qamishli'' * Joseph Gennangi (1954.10.21 – 1972.11.20); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Adana of the Armenians (1972.11.20 – death 1981.10.22) * Krikor Ayvazian (1972.12.06 – 1988.11.18), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Marasc of the Armenians (1988.11.23 – 1997.01.21) *''Apostolic Administrator André Bedoglouyan, Patriarchal Clergy Institute of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.) (1988 – 1989), while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Catholic Archeparchy Of Aleppo
The Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo (or Halab or Beroea) (informally Aleppo if the Armenians) is a non-Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) in part of Syria. It is directly dependent on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, without being part of his or any other ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Marian Notre-Dame des Dons Armenian Catholic Cathedral, in Halab (Aleppo), Syria. History * Established in 1710 as Eparchy of Aleppo (Diocese of Halab / Beroea) * Promoted on 3 February 1899.03 as Archeparchy of Aleppo (Archdiocese). Episcopal ordinaries ''(incomplete : first centuries unavailable ; all Armenian Rite)'' ;''Eparchs (Bishops) of Aleppo'' (unavailable) ;''Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Aleppo'' * Agostino Sayeghian (1902.07.06 – death 1926.10.01) * Giorgio Kortikian (1928.01.31 – death 1933.08.01) * Louis Batanian (1952.12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Rite
The Armenian Rite () is an independent liturgy used by both the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches. Liturgy The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, first official head and patron saint of the Armenian Church. Churches of the Armenian rite have a curtain concealing the priest and the altar from the people during parts of the liturgy, an influence from early apostolic times. The order of the Armenian celebration of the Eucharist or Mass is initially influenced by the Syriac and Cappadocian Christians, then (from the 5th century AD onwards) by Jerusalemites, then by Byzantines (from circa the 10th century) and lastly by the Latins. The Armenians are the only liturgical tradition using wine without added water. They also use unleavened bread for the Eucharist, which has been their historic practice. From all the Armenian language anaphoras the only one currently in use is the anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Catholic Archeparchy Of Hassaké-Nisibi
The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Al Hasakah-Nisibi(s) or of Al Hasakeh-Nisibi(s) (in French Hassaké–Nisibi) (informally Al-Hasakah–Nisibi(s) of the Syriacs) is a non-metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church (''sui iuris'', Syro-Oriental Rite in Syriac language) in Syria. It is directly dependent on the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province. The cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Al-Hasakah is its archiepiscopal see. History Established on 17 July 1957 as Eparchy of Al-Hasakah (Diocese), on Syriac territory previously without proper Ordinary for the particular church ''sui iuris''. Promoted on 3 December 1964 as Archdiocese of Al-Hasakah–Nisibi(s) (Archdiocese), adopting as honorary second title Nisibi(s), a grand old, suppressed Metropolitan see which has titular archbishopric successor sees in four other Catholic rites but n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Catholic Archeparchy Of Aleppo
The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo (informally Aleppo of the Syrians) is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. The Archeparchy of Aleppo is not a metropolitan see and is exemption directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch. The seat of the archeparchy is in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Halab, Syria. History Established on 28 January 1659 as Archeparchy of Aleppo, on Syrian territory previously without a Syriac Catholic ordinary or jurisdiction. Episcopal ordinaries ''(incomplete : first centuries unavailable) ;''Archeparchs of Aleppo * Denys Michel Hardaya (1817 – 1827) * Dionysius George Chalhat (1862 – 1874), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ( 8741874.12.21 – death 1891.12.08) and Eparch (Bishop) of Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1888.05.01 – death 1891.12.08) * Efrem Rahmani (1894.05.01 – 1898.10.09), previously Titular Archbishop o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Catholic Archdiocese Of Homs
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indigenous elements and the foreign cultures that have come to inhabit the region of Syria over the course of thousands of years. The mother tongue of most Syrians is Levantine Arabic, which came to replace the former mother tongue, Aramaic, following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 7th century. The conquest led to the establishment of the Caliphate under successive Arab dynasties, who, during the period of the later Abbasid Caliphate, promoted the use of the Arabic language. A minority of Syrians have retained Aramaic which is still spoken in its Eastern and Western dialects. In 2018, the Syrian Arab Republic had an estimated population of 19.5 million, which includes, aside from the aforementioned majority, ethnic minorities such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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