Archeparchies of Bosra and Hauran
| Archeparchies of Bosra and Hauran | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Syria |
| Diocesan bishop | Elias El-Debei |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Boulos Nassif Borkhoche SMSP |
| Parishes | 42 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 250,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 27,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 6% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,421 |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Assumption Cathedral (Chabab) |
The archeparchy Bosra and Hauran ( lat. : Archidioecesis Bostrenus et Auranensis ) is in Syria located Archdiocese of Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Bosra .
history
The Archdiocese of Bosra and Hauran was established in 1687 as the Archdiocese of Bosra , at that time as part of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch . At the beginning of the 18th century there was a split between parts of the church oriented towards Rome and Constantinople, and against the will of Patriarch Jeremias III. New Year's Eve in Constantinople recognized Pope Benedict IV. Kyrillos VI. Tanas in 1729 as patriarch of Antioch. In 1881, the archdioceses of Bosra and Hauran were the Melkite Greek Catholic Church to archeparchy Bosra and Hauran based in the Assumption Cathedral of Chabab combined. The Greek Orthodox Church now had a competing Archdiocese of Bosra, located in as-Suwaida and named Archdiocese of Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab .
Ordinaries
Archbishops of Bosra
- Cirillo Fasfus , 1837–…
- Basilio Haggiar BS , 1871-1881
Archbishops of Bosra and Hauran
- Basilio Haggiar BS, 1881–1887, then Bishop of Sidon
-
Nicolas Cadi , 1889-1939
- From 1939 to 1943 the Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran was administered by the Patriarchal Vicar Jean Chami SMSP .
- Pierre Chami SMSP, 1943-1967
- Nicolas Naaman SMSP, 1967-1982
- Boulos Nassif Borkhoche SMSP, 1983-2013
- Nicolas Antipa BA , 2013–2018
- Elias El-Debei , since 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles A. Frazee: Catholics and Sultans: The Church and the Ottoman Empire 1453-1923, pp. 199-209.
- ↑ Greek-Melkite Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bosra-Hauran, Syria: Archbishop Elias El-Debei. Gcatholic.org, May 19, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020.
- ↑ Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab - His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Saba (Isber) or بصرى وحوران وجبل العرب - المطران: صاحب السيادة المااالسيادة البااروبوت ليت ليباتروبوت ليت ليبااوبوت ليت . Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, accessed June 8, 2020.