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Apostolic vicariate Alep, Syria

Apostolic Vicariate of Alep

Aleppen(sis)

Latin rite apostolic vicariate serving Latin Catholics across Syria from its seat in Aleppo. Erected in 1762, it is directly subject to the Holy See through the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches. Its principal church is the Cathedral of the Child Jesus in Aleppo.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Child Jesus, Aleppo, in Alep, Syria.

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Established
1762
Catholics
13,000
Priests
36
Territory
185,180 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Vicar Apostolic
Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M.

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The cathedral

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

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History

Latin Rite Catholics throughout Syria fall under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (in Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aleppensis), a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Latin Church entitled to a titular bishop. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and its missionary Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.