Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, Halab
Aleppen(sis) Maronitarum
Archeparchy of the patriarchate · Maronite Church · Alep, Syria
Maronite Catholic archeparchy of the West Syro-Antiochene rite for Aleppo, Syria, with roots in the 17th century. It belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch and has its seat at Saint Elias Cathedral in Aleppo.
The see
- Rank
- Archeparchy of the patriarchate
- Tradition
- Maronite Church
- Erected
- 17th century
- Latin
- Aleppen(sis) Maronitarum
- Annuario code
- 001000637
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 4,000
- Priests
- 5
- Catholics per priest
- 800
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Joseph Tobji
- Born
- 28 March 1971
- Birthplace
- Alep
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
Saint Elias Cathedral, Aleppo stands in Alep, 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 Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Exarchate of GiordaniaGiordania
- Archeparchy of AntéliasAntélias
- Archeparchy of CiproCipro
- Archeparchy of Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, DimašqDamas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq
- Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-AhmarBaalbek-Deir El-Ahmar
- Eparchy of Lattaquié, Laodicea, LattaqiyaLattaquié
- Maronite Patriarchate of AntiochAntiochia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A see of the Maronite Church, the Archeparchy of Aleppo of the Maronites (in Latin: Archeparchy Aleppensis Maronitarum) is currently governed by its ordinary, Archeparch Joseph Tobji.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.