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Jun 11, 2023 · Historically centered in Lebanon and Syria, the Maronite church was formed by Syriac Christians who developed their own hierarchy and traditions from the mid-fourth century onwards. During the Islamic conquest, Maronites retreated to the mountains in Lebanon.
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Syriac Catholic Patriarch of AntiochSyriac Catholic Patriarchal Eparchy of Beirut, LebanonMetropolitan Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria (without suffragan)Metropolitan Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs, Syria (without suffragan; titular sees of Hama and Nabk are united with it)Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Basra, Iraq and the GulfSyriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan)Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of TurkeySyriac Catholic Patriarchal Dependency of Sudan and South Sudan (formerly ‘of Sudan’)Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark, New Jersey for the USA (11 parishes)Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate for Canada (6 parishes)Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate for VenezuelaThe Maronite Church ( Arabic: لكنيسة المارونية; Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ) is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. [9] .
The Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Eparchy of Beirut is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Lebanon. The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch's cathedra is found in the eparchy in the episcopal see of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
The Jacobite Syriac church is based in Damascus. It has 750,000 faithful. Since 22 January 2009, the patriarchate established in Lebanon has been governed by H.B. Ignatius Ephrem Joseph III Yonan.
