The Catholic Church in Syria is part of the worldwide

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, under the spiritual leadership of the

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. 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

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, Chaldean,

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and

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in addition to the

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, 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 :

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(in Damascus) * Metropolitan

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo (Latin: Archidioecesis Aleppensis o Beroeensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is an archeparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church located in Syria, based in Aleppo. Its current archeparch is Jean-Clément Je ...

* Metropolitan

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran (in Latin: Archeparchy Bostrena et Auranensis) is an archeparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church with its territory located in Syria. It is currently governed by Archeparch Nicolas Antib ...

* Metropolitan

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus of the Melkites (in Latin: Archeparchy Damascena Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan and patriarchal see. In 2010 there were 150,000 baptized. The current vicar of Patriarch Youssef Absi is Archbis ...

* Metropolitan Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs *

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia (in Latin: Archeparchy Laodicena Graecorum Melkitarum) is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See. In 2009 there were 14,500 baptized. It is currently govern ...

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s ::''Maronites (no Metropolitan)'' *

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Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia The Maronite Eparchy of Latakia or Latakia of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchia Laodicenus Maronitarum) is a Maronite Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. , there were 35,000 members. The current eparch is A ...

(Lattaquié) ::''Syriac (Syrian) Catholic'' * Metropolitan

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* Metropolitan

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 indi ...

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 ...

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 Cath ...

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(no Metropolitan) *

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* Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Kamichlié *

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 Arm ...

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(no Archeparchy) *

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;

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(exempt Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction)

Cathedrals

* Cathedral of Our Lady of Dormition (Greek-Melkite Catholic Archdiocese of Bosra–Haūrān) * Cathedral of Our Lady of Latakia (Maronite Catholic Diocese of Lattaquié) * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation (Greek-Melkite Catholic Archdiocese of Lattaquié) * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppe) * Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppe) * Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs) * Cathedral Our Lady of Reliefs (Armenian Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppe) * Church of the Queen of the Universe (Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Damas) * Greek-Melkite Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace (Greek-Melkite Catholic Archdiocese of Homs) * Greek-Melkite Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (Greek-Melkite Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppe) * Greek-Melkite Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady (Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarchal See of Antioch) * Maronite Cathedral (Maronite Catholic Archdiocese of Damas) * St. Elias Maronite Cathedral (Maronite Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppe) * St. Joseph’s Cathedral (Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Aleppe) * Syrian Cathedral (Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Damas)

Syrian popes

Seven popes from Syria ascended the papal throne, many of them lived in

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, Pope Gregory III, was previously the last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of

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in 2013.

References

GCatholic.org

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Dioceses and Archdioceses

Cathedrals

Syrian popes

See also

References

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