Aleppo Archeparchy (Syrians)
Aleppo Archeparchy (Syrians) | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Syrian Catholic Church |
Country | Syria |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Diocesan bishop | Denys Antoine Chahda |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni |
founding | January 28, 1659 |
Parishes | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Residents | 1,650,000 ( 1970 ) |
Catholics | 8,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
proportion of | 0.5% |
Diocesan priest | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Catholics per priest | 800 |
Permanent deacons | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
Religious sisters | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
rite | Antiochian rite |
Liturgical language | Syrian |
cathedral | Assumption Cathedral |
Website | http://www.syrcata.org/ |
The archeparchy Aleppo ( lat. : Archieparchia Aleppensis Syrorum ) is in Syria located archeparchy the Syrian Catholic Church , based in Aleppo .
history
The Archeparchy of Aleppo was established on January 28, 1659 by Pope Alexander VII .
Archbishops of the Archeparchy of Aleppo
- Dionysius Michael Jaroue , 1780–1783, then Bishop of Antioch
- Denys Michel Hardaya , 1817–1827
- Ignatius George Chelhot , 1862–1874, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Ignacio Dionisio Efrem Rahmani , 1894–1898, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Dionisio Efrem Naccàsché , 1903-1919
- Ignatius Gabriel I. Tappouni , 1921–1929, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Dionisio Habib Naassani , 1932-1949
- Dionisio Pietro Hindié , 1949-1959
- Ignatius Antoine II. Hayek , 1959–1968, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Denys Philippe Beilouné , 1968–1990
- Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni , 1991-2000
- Denys Antoine Chahda , since 2001
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archeparchy of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2014.