Apostolic vicariate Alep, Syria
Apostolic Vicariate of Alep
Aleppen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Cathedral of the Child JesusAleppo · CathedralView parish
- Church and Monastery of the Society of JesusAleppoView parish
- Church of Jesus the Worker of the Carmelite MonasteryAleppoView parish
- Church of Mary of the Passion of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary and MonasteryAleppoView parish
- Church of Our Lady of AnnunciationAleppoView parish
- Church of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Holy Land MonasteryAleppoView parish
- Church of Saint BonaventureAleppoView parish
- Church of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryAleppoView parish
- Saint Francis of Assisi ChurchAleppoView parish
- Saint Vartan's Church and MonasteryAleppoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.