Archeparchy of the patriarchate Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq, Syria
Archeparchy of Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq
Damascen(us) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic archeparchy of the West Syriac (Antiochene) rite for Damascus, Syria, with bishops documented since 1527 and canonical erection in 1736. It belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch.
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- Established
- 1736
- Catholics
- 20,300
- Priests
- 4
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Samir Nassar
- Born
- 5 July 1950
- Birthplace
- Nebay
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The cathedral
Catedral de San Antonio stands in Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Damascus is the seat of a Maronite Church archeparchy, known in Latin as the Archeparchy Maronitarum Damascena. Archbishop Samir Nassar presently leads it, and its faithful numbered 20,300 in 2013.