Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
Antiochen(us) Syrorum
Patriarchal Church · Syriac Catholic Church · Antiochia, Lebanon
Patriarchal see of the Syriac Catholic Church, whose head bears the title Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs and resides in Beirut, Lebanon. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Younan has led the church since 2009. The patriarchate oversees the worldwide Syriac Catholic communion from its Beirut seat.
The see
- Rank
- Patriarchal Church
- Tradition
- Syriac Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1662
- Latin
- Antiochen(us) Syrorum
- Annuario code
- 001000542
The bishop
- Patriarch
- His Beatitude Ignatius Joseph III Younan
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Beirut stands in Antiochia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Exarchate of Bassorah e GolfoBasra
- Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, HalabAlep
- Archeparchy of Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, DimašqDamas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq
- Archeparchy of Hassaké-NisibiHassaké
- Archeparchy of Homs, EmesaHoms, Emesa
- Archeparchy of MossulMossul
- Eparchy of Bairut, BeirutBeirut
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
An Eastern Catholic sui iuris (self-governing) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the whole Catholic Church, the Syriac Catholic Church has its origins in the Levant. It follows the West Syriac Rite liturgy and shares many rites and practices with the Syriac Orthodox Church. Its liturgical language is Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic.
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Patriarcat Syrien Catholique, Rue de Damas, B.P. 116-5087, 1106-2010 Beyrouth, Liban
- Telephone
- [01]872.399; fax 616.573
This see keeps no website of its own, so the address of its diocesan offices is published here: withholding it would protect nothing and leave a reader with nowhere to go. Where a see publishes its own site, the register sends you there instead.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.