Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus
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The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus is the titular seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
StyleHis Holiness Moran
CathedralCathedral of Saint George, Damascus
Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus | |
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| Syriac orthodox Church | |
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| Incumbent Ignatius Aphrem II | |
| Style | His Holiness Moran |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus |
History
The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East moved from Homs to Damascus in 1959[1] under Ignatius Yaq'ub III, following the Assyrian genocide.
Churches
- Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus.
- St. Mary Church, Al Qusur, Damascus.
- St. Jacob Baradaeus Church, Jaramana, Damascus.
- St Jacob of Nisibis Church, Tabbaleh, Damascus.
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral in Maarat Saidnaya
- St. Mary Church in Saidnaya.
List of bishops
From Ignatius Yaq'ub III (1957 -1980) see List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch.
Patriarchal Vicar
Figures
| Year | Faithful | Bishop | Priest | Church |
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| 2024 | ? | 3 | 3[5] | 6 |
