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Eastern metropolitan see Alep, Syria

Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, Halab

Aleppen(sis) seu Beroeen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum

Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy for Aleppo (ancient Beroea), Syria, of the Byzantine rite. Established in 1724 within the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, its seat is the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary in Aleppo.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, Aleppo, in Alep, Syria.

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Established
1724
Catholics
18,000
Priests
16

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Georges Masri
Born
26 May 1968
Birthplace
Alep

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The cathedral

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

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History

Based in Aleppo, this archeparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Latin: Archidioecesis Aleppensis o Beroeensis Graecorum Melkitarum) lies in Syria. Georges Masri serves as its current archeparch.