Patriarchal Church Antiochia, Lebanon
Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
Antiochen(us) Syrorum
Syriac Catholic Church
Patriarchal see of the Syriac Catholic Church, whose head bears the title Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs and resides in Beirut, Lebanon. Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Younan has led the church since 2009. The patriarchate oversees the worldwide Syriac Catholic communion from its Beirut seat.
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- Established
- 1662
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The bishop
- Patriarch
- His Beatitude Ignatius Joseph III Younan
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The cathedral
Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Beirut stands in Antiochia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
An Eastern Catholic sui iuris (self-governing) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the whole Catholic Church, the Syriac Catholic Church has its origins in the Levant. It follows the West Syriac Rite liturgy and shares many rites and practices with the Syriac Orthodox Church. Its liturgical language is Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic.
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Syriac patriarchate denounces ‘lies’ after bishops move to remove patriarch
The Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch issued a statement on September 17 to refute claims and rumors following a move by bishops to remove Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan. The patriarchate denied allegations from Syriac bishops that the patriarch has failed to convene a meeting of the full synod for several years, stating that a gathering of the synod had already been called by the patriarch. The dispute follows speculation that the patriarch called the synod in response to bishops requesting a special session to vote on his removal. This move would mark the first use of a new law issued last month by Pope Leo XIV that established a mechanism for removing an Eastern patriarch. While the patriarchate did not specify which claims it is refuting, it stated that the patriarch is currently refraining from responding to verbal attacks and fabrications. The statement noted that the patriarchate reserves the right to take legal action against those circulating these claims at a later time.
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