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The current see of the church is the Cathedral of Saint George, Bab Tuma, Damascus, Syria, since 1959. [28] [29] [30] Since 2014, Ignatius Aphrem II is the current Patriarch of Antioch. The church has archdioceses and patriarchal vicariates in countries covering six continents.
- Approximately 1.4 million
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Christian church. In the 5th and 6th centuries a large body of Christians in Syria repudiated the patriarchs of Antioch who had supported the Council of Chalcedon (451) both in its affirmation of the dual.
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The Syriac Orthodox Church is one of the oldest churches in the world, having its roots in the city of Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey) where the disciples of the Lord were first called Christians. Antioch was one of the great cities of the East under the Roman Empire and played a central role in the life of the Church in Cilicia, Syria, and Mesopo...
The Syriac Orthodox Church today is headquartered at Bab Touma in Damascus, Syria. Excluding the patriarchal Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church in India the Syriac Orthodox Church is divided into 27 archdioceses and patriarchal vicariates scattered across the globe. The current primate of the Church is Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I (Iwas) of Antioch and...
Archdiocese of Aleppo (Syria)Archdiocese of Baghdad and Basra (Iraq)Archdiocese of Beirut (Lebanon)Archdiocese of Dayro d'Mor Mattai (Iraq)Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I of Antioch and All the EastMetropolitan Mor Gregorios of MosulMetropolitan Mor Severios of Baghdad and BasraMetropolitan Mor Gregorios of AleppoIn 2000 the Holy Synod ruled that the name of the Church in English should be the "Syriac Orthodox Church". Before this it was, and often still is, known as the "Syrian Orthodox Church." The name was changed to disassociate the Church from the polity of Syria. The official name of the Church in Syriac is ʿIdto Suryoyto Triṣuṯ Šuḇḥo, which was not c...
Dec 20, 2021 · Population estimate. 2 million. Official website. Church of Antioch. The Church of Antioch is one of the five patriarchates (i.e., the Pentarchy) that constituted the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church before the schism between Rome and Antioch in 1098 and between Rome and the other patriarchates at around the same general period.
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The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ is the Bishop of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church (Syriac: ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܣܽܘ̣ܪܝܳܝܬܳܐ ܬܪܺܝܨܰܬ ܫܽܘ̣ܒ̣ܚܳܐ). He is the Head of the Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the highest authority of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Long known as Syrian Orthodox, in April 2000 this church's Holy Synod changed its official name in English to the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch in order to avoid confusion with Syrian nationality. History.
Oct 9, 2023 · Manhattan, Yew York. The Syriac Orthodox Church or Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, or informally the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox church branched from the Church of Antioch. The presence of the Syrian Orthodox faithful in America dates back to the late 19th century. Source: Wikipedia.
