Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch
Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch | |
Basic data | |
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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