Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia

Archeparchy of Latakia (Melkite Greek)

*Archeparchy Laodicena Graecorum Melkitarum*
Archeparchy of Latakia (Melkite Greek); Archeparchy Laodicena Graecorum Melkitarum
Location
Country	Syria
Statistics
Population; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 14,500
Parishes	18
Information
Denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	1961
Cathedral	Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Youssef Absi
Archeparch	Georges Khawam, M.S.P.
Bishops emeritus	Nikolaki Sawaf

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia (in Latin: Archeparchy Laodicena Graecorum Melkitarum) is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See. In 2009 there were 14,500 baptized. It is currently governed by archeparch Georges Khawam.

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes the Syrian governorates of Latakia and Tartus on the coast of the Mediterranean. Its archeparchial seat is the city of Latakia (Laodiceia formerly), where is located the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation.

The territory is divided into 18 parishes and had 14,500 Catholics in 2013.

History

The archeparchy was erected on April 28, 1961 with the Papal bull Qui Dei consilio^[1] of Pope John XXIII, and its territory was taken from Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli in Lebanon. With this act, the pope confirmed the decision of the Melkite Synod of restoring an old episcopal see, until 1961 only titular one.

Titular Bishops

Germanos Mouakkad (March 14, 1886 ordered - February 11, 1912 deceased)
Antonio Farage (1 January 1922 - March 7, 1961 appointed titular archbishop of the Greek Melkites in Damietta)^[2]

Bishops

Paul Achkar (September 20, 1961 - August 18, 1981 withdrawn)
Michel Yatim (August 18, 1981 - July 18, 1995 withdrawn)
Fares Maakaroun (July 31, 1995 - December 18, 1999 appointed archeparch of Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo)
Nikolaki Sawaf (January 14, 2000 - August 17, 2021 withdrawn)
Georges Khawam, M.S.P. (since August 17, 2021)

References

External links

35°31′00″N 35°47′00″E / 35.5167°N 35.7833°E / 35.5167; 35.7833

[1] vatican.va

[2] tholic-hierarchy.org

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Religious institutes	Basilian Aleppian Order Basilian Aleppian Sisters Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist Basilian Chouerite Sisters Basilian Salvatorian Order
See also	Mariam Baouardy Lebanese Melkite Christians
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