Patriarchate of Antioche and all East (Greek-orthodoxe)

The Patriarchate of Antioche and all East is the jurisdiction autocéphale of the orthodoxe Église for Antioche and all East, it is also called orthodoxe Église melkite . The chief of the Church carries the title of Patriarche of Antioche and all East , with residence with Damas in Syria (titular current: Ignace IV Hazim since the July 2nd 1979).

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

Name

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

  • Greek orthodoxe Church of Antioche

  • Roman orthodoxe Church of orthodoxe Antioche
  • Church melkite of orthodoxe Antioche
  • Church antiochienne
  • Greek orthodoxe Church melkite
  • Greek-orthodoxe Church melkite

History

See also: Church of Antioche

Organization

Patriarchal seat

The chief of the Church always carries the title of Patriarche of Antioche even if it does not reside at it any more. During the 7th century, after the conquest arabo-Moslem woman, the patriarch resided at Constantinople. In 742, the caliph omeyyade Al-Hisham authorized the reinstalment of the patriarch with Antioche. In 1185, at the time of the Crusades, the orthodoxe patriarch had to be exiled again in Constantinople. The return of an orthodoxe patriarch to Antioche will not be possible that in 1269, after the catch of the city by the Egyptian Mamelouks in 1268. In 1342, the patriarch settled with Damas.

Territorial organization

The Church is organized in several archdioceses:

Syria - Lebanon

  • patriarchal Archdiocese of Damas

  • Archdiocese of Tripoli and Kourah
  • Archdiocese of Héliopolis (Zahlé and Baalbek), seat with Zahlé
  • Archdiocese of Mount-Lebanon (Byblos and Batroun), seat with Bouroumana
  • Archdiocese of Lattaquié
  • Archdiocese of Beirut
  • Archdiocese of Akkar, seat with Halba
  • Archdiocese of Hama
  • Archdiocese of Homs (Émèse)
  • Archdiocese of Sidon and Tyr, seat with Marjayoun
  • Archdiocese of Alep
  • Archdiocese of Bosra, Hauran and Jabal El-Arab

Remainder of the Middle East

America

  • Archdiocese car-managed of North America

    • District archiépiscopal (New York)
    • Diocese of Ottawa and the Canada
    • Diocese of Oakland
    • Diocese of Wichita
    • Diocese of Toledo
    • Diocese Eagle To rivet
    • Diocese of Miami
    • Diocese of Los Angeles
    • Vicariate of Western rite

Europe

  • Metropolis of Western and central Europe, seat in Paris

Oceania

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Official site of the Church

  • OrthodoxWiki - Church off Antioch
  • Vicariate of Western rite

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