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The Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey).As the traditional "overseer" (ἐπίσκοπος, episkopos, from which the word bishop is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in Pauline Christianity from its earliest period.
The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite).It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went into communion with Rome, becoming an Eastern Catholic Church, while the rest of the ancient Patriarchate continues in full communion with the rest of the ...
Current Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Catholic Church.According to tradition, the patriarchate of Antioch was established by Saint Peter in the 1st century AD, but split into two separate lines of patriarchs after the deposition of Patriarch Severus of Antioch in 518 over the issue of the Council of Chalcedon ...
Catholic Patriarch or Patriarchate of Antioch may refer to: Latin Patriarchate of Antioch, a Roman Catholic titular see; Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. For its Patriarchs, see List of Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch; Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. For its Patriarchs, see List of Melkite Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch
Ignatius Joseph III Yonan (or Younan, Syriac: ܐܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܝܘܣܦ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܝܘܢܢ, born 15 November 1944) is the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs for the Syriac Catholic Church since his election on 20 January 2009. [1]
Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak: 2013 Antioch of the Syriacs: Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Yonan: 2009 Antioch of the Maronites: Patriarch Bechara Boutros Cardinal al-Rahi: 2011 Antioch, Alexandria & Jerusalem of the Greek Melkites: Patriarch Youssef Absi: 2017 Chaldean Catholic Patriarchs of Baghdad: Catholicos-Patriarch Louis Raphaël I ...
Maronite Patriarch's Summer Residence in Dimane. The Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch (Latin: Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum) is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Church. It is currently governed by the Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM.
The Latin Patriarch of Antioch was established to serve the Catholic members of the diocese and represent all Christians living in its territory and was one of the major ecclesiastical authorities in the Crusader states. Throughout the Crusader period both Greeks and Latins served under its hierarchy which included numerous suffragan bishops ...