Aleppo Archeparchy (Melkites)
| Aleppo Archeparchy (Melkites) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Syria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean-Clément Jeanbart |
| founding | 1724 |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 1,000,000 ( 1969 ) |
| Catholics | 17,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 1.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,545 |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Passage of Mary |
| address | Archeveche Grec-Catholique, 9 Place Farhat, BP 146, Alep, Syrie |
The archeparchy Aleppo ( lat. : Archidioecesis Aleppensis o Beroeensis Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Syria located Diocese of Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Aleppo .
history
The Archeparchy of Aleppo is one of the oldest eparchies of the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch . The origin goes back to the First Council of Nicaea (325), during which Bishop Eustathius of Aleppo was elected the first Melkite Patriarch of Antioch . The most famous bishop of Aleppo was Acacius , who played an important role in the life of the Eastern Churches from 379 to 433 . After the Council of Chalcedon (451) the Melkite clergy found their headquarters in Aleppo.
Aleppo Cathedral was converted into a mosque after the Arab conquest in 637 . During the crusade around 1147 the mosque became the cathedral and seat of the ecclesiastical chief shepherd again.
The renewed occupation of Aleppo by Mongols and Tatars led to persecution of the Christian community in Aleppo around 1400 . It was not until the 16th century that Christian life and the church structure resumed its work. Aleppo grew into a flourishing metropolis and with the union of the Melkite Greek Church and the Roman Catholic Church , the patriarchate in Aleppo became a new center of faith in Syria. The first archbishop was Gerasimos Samman in 1721 , his term of office lasted from 1721 to 1732. The Greek Catholic Archepark was finally established in 1724, but it was not until 1830, with the official recognition of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, that the Melkite bishopric returned to the rebuilt cathedral back to Aleppo.
Archbishops of Aleppo
- Gerasimos Saigh BC (December 1721–1731)
- Basilios Haractengi BC (June 3, 1816 - May 29, 1823)
- Demetrio Antachi (September 29, 1844-)
- Paolo Hatem (September 27, 1863–1885)
- Kyrillos VIII Geha (May 3, 1885 - June 29, 1902, then Patriarch of Antioch )
- Demetrios I. Kadi (October 27, 1903 - April 6, 1919, then Patriarch of Antioch)
- Pierre-Macario Saba (June 25, 1919 - July 28, 1943)
- Isidore Fattal (August 13, 1943 - September 4, 1961)
- Athanasios Toutoungi (December 5, 1961 - March 6, 1968)
- Néophytos Edelby BA (March 6, 1968 - June 10, 1995)
- Jean-Clément Jeanbart (since August 2, 1995)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Entry on Greek-Melkite Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aleppe on gcatholic.org (English)
- ARCHEPARCHY OF ALEPPO - SYRIA ( Memento from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on pgc-lb.org (English)
- Melkite Greek-Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria ( Memento of April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Version of September 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on hmml.org, search in the manuscript collection (City: Aleppo , Library: La Fondation Georges et Mathilde Salem ) (English)
- The Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Patriarchate) (PDF file; 127 kB)