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Syriac Metropolitan Archeparchy Of Homs
The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs(-Hama-Nabk) is a nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) in Syria. It has no suffragans. Its seat is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Homs, Syria. It is headed by Archbishop-elect Jacques Mourad. History Established in 1678 as (nominally) Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs (or Emesa) It later gained the merged-in titles of the suppressed eparchies of Hama of the Syriacs and Nabk of the Syriacs.This latter merger occurred some time after the death of its eparch Mar Matthew Nakkar in 1868. Episcopal ordinaries All West Syriac Rite ;Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs (Emesa) * (all unavailable) ;Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs-Hama-Nabk * ... * Gabriel Homsi (1816 – death 1858) * Gregorio Giorgio Sciahin (1872.05.18 – death 1913) * Joseph Rabbani (1927.04.29 – retired 1947.12.14), emeritates first as Titular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archeparchy
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administrative structure of a specific Eastern Church, eparchy can belong to an ecclesiastical province (usually a metropolis), but it can also be exempt. Each eparchy is divided into parishes, in the same manner as a diocese in Western Churches. Historical development of eparchies in various Eastern Churches was marked by local distinctions, that can be observed in modern ecclesiastical practices of Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches. Terminology The English word ''eparchy'' is an anglicized term, that comes from the original Greek word ( grc-koi, , eparchía, overlordship, ). It is an abstract noun, formed with an intensive prefix (, , + , , ). It is commonly Latinized as ''epar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
