Archeparchy Aleppo (Armenians)
| Archeparchy Aleppo (Armenians) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Armenian Catholic Church |
| Country | Syria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Boutros Marayati |
| founding | 1710 |
| Parishes | 4 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,600,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 10,000 (12/31/2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,000 |
| Religious sisters | 6 (December 31, 2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Armenian rite |
| Liturgical language | Armenian |
| cathedral | Church of Our Mother of Salvation |
The archeparchy Aleppo ( lat. : Archieparchia Aleppensis Armenorum ) is in Syria located archeparchy the Armenian Catholic Church based in Aleppo .
history
The Aleppo Archeparchy was established as the Aleppo Eparchy in 1710 . On February 3, 1899, the Aleppo eparchy was founded by Pope Leo XIII. raised to an arch parish.
Ordinaries
Bishops of the Aleppo Eparchy
- Giuseppe Matear , 1852–…
- Gregorio Balitian , 1861–…
Archbishops of the Archeparchy of Aleppo
- Agostino Sayeghian , 1902-1926
- Giorgio Kortikian , 1928–1933
- Krikor Hindié , 1933-1952
- Iknadios Batanian , 1952–1959,
- Georges Layek , 1959–1983
- Joseph Basmadjan , 1984–1988
- Boutros Marayati , since 1989