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Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

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Population- Catholics
  
(as of 2009)5,000

Denomination
  
Syriac Catholic Church

Country
  
Venezuela

Parishes
  
11

Rite
  
West Syrian Rite

Parish
  
11

Ecclesiastical province
  
Immediately Subject to the Holy See

Established
  
22 June 2001 (15 years ago)

The Syriac Catholic (or Syrian Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is an exarchate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syrian Catholic Church, a Patriarchal Eastern Catholic church in communion with other Catholic Churches which uses the Antiochian Rite in Syriac language.

Contents

The exarchate encompasses the Andean and Amazonian country of Venezuela.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral siria Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (dedicated to the Assumption of Mary), in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

History

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syrian Catholics on 22 June 2001.

Ordinaries

  • Denys Antoine Chahda (28 June 2001 - 13 September 2001), later Archeparch (Archbishop) of Aleppo of the Syrians (Syria) (2001.09.13 – ...)
  • Iwannis Louis Awad (17 May 2003 - retired 1 March 2011), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (2003.05.17 – ...)
  • Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (1 March 2011 - ...), Titular Bishop of Sabrata (2011.03.01 – ...)

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    Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Wikipedia
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