Apostolic Exarchate Venezuela (Syrians)
| Apostolic Exarchate Venezuela (Syrians) | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Syrian Catholic Church |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Exarch | Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni |
| Apostolic Exarch Emeritus | Iwannis Louis Awad |
| founding | 2001 |
| surface | 916,445 km² |
| Parishes | 11 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Residents | 28,833,845 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics | 5,000 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,000 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language |
Arabic Syriac |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción |
The Apostolic Exarchate Venezuela ( lat. : Exarchatus apostolicus per fidelibus rite Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola ) is in Venezuela located Apostolic Exarch of the Syriac Catholic Church , based in Caracas .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesiales communitates on June 22, 2001.
Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela
- Denys Antoine Chahda (June 28 to September 13, 2001) (then Archbishop of Aleppo )
- Iwannis Louis Awad (2003-2011)
- Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (since 2011)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- Entry on Syrian Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela on gcatholic.org (English)