Syriac_Catholic_Archeparchy_of_Homs

Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs

Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs

Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Syria

The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs(-Hama-Nabk) is a nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church sui iuris (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) in Syria. It has no suffragans. Its seat is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Homs, Syria.

It is headed by Archbishop Julian Yacoub Mourad (born Jacques Mourad).[1]

History

Established in 1678 as (nominally) Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs (or Emesa)

It later gained the merged-in titles of the suppressed eparchies of Hama of the Syriacs and Nabk of the Syriacs.This latter merger occurred some time after the death of its eparch Mar Matthew Nakkar in 1868.

Episcopal ordinaries

Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs (Emesa)
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Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs-Hama-Nabk

References

  1. [1]
    "From the Eastern Churches, 07.01.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. [2]
    "Österreich/Syrien: Trauer um Erzbischof von Homs". Vatican News (in German). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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