Syriac Catholic Church
Catholic church originally established in Syria, with its current patriarchal seat in Beirut, Lebanon; in sui iuris communion with the Catholic Church in Rome.
- HMML ID
- 701009224638
- PURL
- LC name
- Syriac Catholic Church
- HMML name
- Syriac Catholic Church
- VIAF
Variants
- Biserica Catolică Siriacă
- Chiesa cattolica sira
- Iglesia católica siria
- Igreja Católica Siríaca
- Syrian Catholic Church
- Syrisch-Katholieke Kerk
- Syrisch-katholische Kirche
- Église catholique syriaque
- Сирийская католическая церковь
- Ասորական կաթոլիկ եկեղեցի
Organization information
- Founding locations
- Locations
- Countries
Organization relationships
- Associates
General notes
- Description
- Uniate catholic church originally established in Syria in the 17th or 18th century; "currently consists of 3 eparchies (Beirut [patriarchal], Cairo, USA-Canada), 6 archdioceses (Damascus, Aleppo, Ḥimṣ-Nabk, Hasaka-Nisibis, Mosul, Baghdad), 4 patriarchal eparchies (Turkey, Jerusalem-Holy Land, Baṣra-Gulf, Venezuela), 4 missions (France, Sweden, Australia, Brazil), and 1 patriarchal procuracy (Rome)"; patriarchal seat in Beirut
- Citations
- Amir Harrak, "Syriac Catholic Church ," Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, electronic ed., accessed October 4, 2022, https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/entry/Syriac-Catholic-Church.
Preferred citation
"Syriac Catholic Church." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified October 04, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/701009224638
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-10-04
- Last edited
- 2022-10-04