The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo (informally Aleppo of the Syrians) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the

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. The Archeparchy of Aleppo is not a

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and is exemption directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch. The

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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

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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) (

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1874.12.21 – death 1891.12.08) and Eparch (Bishop) of Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1888.05.01 – death 1891.12.08) *

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(1894.05.01 – 1898.10.09), previously Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne of the Syrians (1887.10.02 – 1890.09.20), Eparch (Bishop) of Beirut of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1890.09.20 – 1894.05.01); later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ( 898.10.091898.11.28 – death 1929.05.07) * Dionisio Efrem Naccàsché (1903.04.05 – death 1919) *

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(Dionisio) (1921.02.24 – 1929.06.24), previously Auxiliary Eparch of Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1912.09.14 – 1921.02.24) & Titular Bishop of Danabaorum (1912.09.14 – 1913.01.19), Titular Bishop of Bathna of the Syrians (1913.01.19 – 1921.02.24); later Eparch of above Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1929.06.24 – 1962), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (

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1929.07.15 – 1968.01.29), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1935.12.19 – 1965.02.11), promoted

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(of Antioch of the Syrians) (1965.02.11 – 1968.01.29) * Dionisio Habib Naassani (1933.03.13 – death 1949.04.29) * Dionisio Pietro Hindié (1949.08.05 – death 1959.03.05) *

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(1959.05.27 – 1968.03.10), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ( 968.03.101968.03.20 – 1998.07.23), President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (1969 – 1998.07.23) * Denys Philippe Beilouné (1968.08.19 – death 1990.12.22) * Raboula Antoine Beylouni (1991.06.01 – 2000.09.16); previously Titular Bishop of

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(1983.07.12 – 1991.06.01) & Patriarchal Vicar of

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) (1983.07.12 – 1984), next

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of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1984 – 1989); later Bishop of Curia of the Syrians (2000 – 2011.03.01) & again Titular Archbishop of

(2000.09.16 – ...) * Denys Antoine Chahda (2001.09.13 – ...); previously

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(Venezuela) (2001.06.28 – 2001.09.13)

Source and External links

Official Site (in Arabic)

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