Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch
| Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Syria |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Absi SMSP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gregory III. Laham BS |
| founding | 1724 |
| Residents | 1,000,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 20,000 ( 1970 ) |
| proportion of | 2% |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady al-Niah |
| Website | www.melkitepat.org |
| Suffragan dioceses | Archeparchy of Damascus |
The Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch ( lat. : Patriarchatus Antiochenus Melchitarum ) is in Syria located Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , headquartered in Damascus .
The Melkite Patriarch of Antioch is also the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Its title is: "Patriarch of Antioch, Jerusalem and all the East and Alexandria " . The organizational structure of the Melkite Church results from the list of Melkite dioceses .
See also
- List of the Melkite Patriarchs of Antioch
- List of auxiliary bishops in the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch
- Christianity in Syria