Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, Halab
Aleppen(sis) Armenorum
Archeparchy of the patriarchate · Armenian Catholic Church · Alep, Syria
Armenian Catholic archeparchy of the Armenian rite in Aleppo, Syria. Established as an eparchy in 1710 and promoted to archeparchy in 1899, it depends directly on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia. Its seat is the Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Dons (Our Lady of Relief) in Aleppo.
The see
- Rank
- Archeparchy of the patriarchate
- Tradition
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1710
- Latin
- Aleppen(sis) Armenorum
- Annuario code
- 001000638
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 5,000
- Priests
- 7
- Catholics per priest
- 714
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
- Boutros Marayati
- Born
- 26 February 1948
- 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
Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Dons, 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 Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Exarchate of DamasDamas
- Archeparchy of Bairut, BeirutBeirut
- Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of CiliciaBeirut
- Eparchy of KamichliéQamishli
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Informally called Aleppo of the Armenians, this non-Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church sui iuris (Armenian Rite in Armenian language) covers part of Syria. The see of Aleppo (or Halab or Beroea) depends directly on the Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia and belongs to no ecclesiastical province, his or any other. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Marian Notre-Dame des Dons Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Halab (Aleppo), Syria.
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Archevêché Arménien-Catholique, B.P. 97, 33 rue Tillel, Alep, Syrie
- Telephone
- [021]212.39.46; fax 211.66.37
- armen.cath@mail.sy
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.