Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and Damascus
Syriac Orthodox Church History
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The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and Damascus was nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
History
Under Mor Yohanna Kandur the seat was[1] St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon. With the consecration of Mor Severus Jacob as Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the seat moved to Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus, Syria.
List of bishops
Source:[2]
- Mor Yohanna Kandur[3] (1933 - 1950) consecrated by Ignatius Elias III.
- Mor Severus Jacob[4] (1950[5] -1957[6]) consecrated by Ignatius Aphrem I.
