Orthodoxe syriaque church

The orthodoxe syriaque Église is an Eastern orthodoxe Church autocéphale. It belongs to the whole of the Églises of the three councils (or orthodoxe Eastern). The chief of the Church carries the title of Patriarche of Antioche and all East , with residence with Damas (titular current: Its Holiness Ignace Zakka I {{er}} Iwas since 1980).

The title of Patriarche of Antioche is very disputed and is currently carried also by four other chiefs of Church.

Name

The orthodoxe syriaque Church (of Antioche) is also known under other names:

  • syriaque orthodoxe Church
  • Syrian orthodoxe Church
  • orthodoxe Syrian Church
  • Church jacobite
  • Western syriaque Church

History

See also: Church of Antioche

The orthodoxe syriaque Church was born into 37 following the foundation from a church by Saint Pierre with Antioche. To today Saint Pierre remains the first Syriaque Patriarch of the history of this church. Saint Evodius succeeds to him into 67 after his death in Rome.

Organization

Patriarchal seat

The chief of the Church always carries the title of Patriarche of Antioche even if the patriarchal seat were moved on several occasions:

Territorial organization

the Middle East

Rest of the world

  • Europe

    • patriarchal Vicariate of the Netherlands
    • patriarchal Vicariate of Belgium and France
    • patriarchal Vicariate of septentrional Germany (seat in Berlin)
    • patriarchal Vicariate of central Germany (seat with Gutersloh)
    • patriarchal Vicariate of southernmost Germany (seat with Kirchhausen)
    • patriarchal Vicariate of Swiss and Austria
    • Archdiocese of Scandinavia
    • patriarchal Vicariate of Sweden
    • patriarchal Vicariate of Great Britain

  • America

    • patriarchal Vicariate of the Canada
    • patriarchal Vicariate of the West of the E. - U.
    • patriarchal Vicariate of the East of the USA
    • patriarchal Vicariate of Argentinian
    • patriarchal Vicariate of the Brazil

The Church in India

See also: orthodoxe Church syro-malankare

The orthodoxe Church syro-malankare is an autonomous jurisdiction of the orthodoxe syriaque Church in India under the name of Maphrianat-Catholicossat of India.

Relations with the other Churches

The Church is member of the World Council of Churches since 1955.

Relations with the other Eastern orthodoxe Churches

Relations with the other Churches of syriaque tradition

Since 1994, the orthodoxe syriaque Church takes part in a series of oecumenical discussions with the other Churches of syriaque tradition, on the initiative of the Foundation Pro Directs, organization depend on the catholic diocese of Vienna in Austria. These discussions gather representatives of separate Catholic churches and, Western syriaque tradition (orthodoxe syriaque Church, syriaque Catholic church, orthodoxe Église malankare, Catholic church syro-malankare, Église Maronite) and of Eastern syriaque tradition (Assyrian apostolic Église of the East, Ancienne Church of the East, Catholic church chaldéenne, Catholic church syro-malabare).

Relations with the Roman Catholic church

  • Joint Declaration Pope Paul VI-Patriarch Ignace Jacques III (1971)

  • Joint Declaration Pope Jean-Paul II-Patriarch Ignace Zakka Ier Iwas (1984)

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Syriac Orthodox Resources

  • CNEWA - Syriac Orthodox Church off Antioch
  • the syriaque Community orthodoxe of France
  • Club of the syriaques young people (catholic)
  • syriaque Church in Turkey
  • Shroro - PLOWSHARE orthodoxe Digest
  • the syriaque Community of the United Kingdom

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