Archeparchy of Latakia
| Archeparchy of Latakia | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Syria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Nikolaki Sawaf |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 4,252 km² |
| Parishes | 18 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 1,693,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 10,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 0.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 667 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 4 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 13 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation (Latakia) |
| address | Rue Al-Moutannabi, BP 151, Lattaquie, Syrie |
The archeparchy Latakia ( lat. : Archieparchia Laodicena Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Syria located eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Latakia . It includes the governorates of Latakia and Tartus .
history
Pope John XXIII founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Qui Dei Consilio on April 28, 1961 from cessions of territory to the Archeparchy of Tripoli . By this act the Pope confirmed the decision of the Melkite Synod , which had decided to restore a titular bishopric .
Archbishops of Latakia
- Paul Achkar (September 20, 1961 - August 18, 1981, retired)
- Michel Yatim (August 18, 1981 - July 18, 1995, retired)
- Fares Maakaroun (July 31, 1995 - December 18, 1999, Archbishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo )
- Nikolaki Sawaf (since January 14, 2000)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archeparchy of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- Entry on Greek-Melkite Archdiocese of Lattaquié on gcatholic.org (English)