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Archeparchy of the patriarchate Alep, Syria

Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, Halab

Aleppen(sis) Syrorum

Syriac Catholic Church

Syriac Catholic archeparchy of the West Syriac rite for Aleppo (Beroea), Syria. Established in 1659, it is exempt and directly subject to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, with its seat at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Aleppo.

On the map

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Alep, Syria, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1659
Catholics
9,000
Priests
4

Parishes and churches

3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Denys Antoine Chahda
Born
19 August 1946
Birthplace
Alep

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Aleppo stands in Alep, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Known informally as Aleppo of the Syrians, this archeparchy of the Syriac Catholic Church in Syria is not a metropolitan see; it is exempt, answering directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Halab, Syria.

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