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Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus

Coordinates: 33°30′44″N 36°18′55″E / 33.5121°N 36.3152°E / 33.5121; 36.3152
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Archeparchy of Damascus

Archeparchy Maronitarum Damascena
Location
CountrySyria
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
20,300[citation needed]
Parishes8
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchMaronite Church
RiteWest Syriac Rite
Established1527
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchBechara Boutros al-Rahi
ArcheparchSamir Nassar

The Archeparchy of Damascus[1] (Latin: Archeparchy Maronitarum Damascena) is an archeparchy of the Maronite Church. In 2013 there were 20,300[citation needed] members. It is currently governed by Archbishop Samir Nassar.

Territory and statistics

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The archeparchy includes the city of Damascus, where is located the Maronite Cathedral. The territory is divided into eight parishes and has 20,300[citation needed] Maronite Catholics.

History

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There are a series of Maronite Catholic bishops since 1527, however the archeparchy was canonically erected in the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736.

Bishops and archbishops

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  • Antun (1523 - 1529)
  • Gergis al-Ihdini (1529 - 1562)
  • Gergis Sulayman al-Qubursi (1561 - 1577)
  • Gergis al-Basluqiti (1577 - 1580)
  • Yusuf Musa al-Rizzi (1595 - 1597) appointed patriarch of Antioch
  • Sarkis II al-Rizzi (1608-1638)
  • Yusuf Umaymah al-Karmsaddani (1644 - 1653)
  • Yaqub al-Rami (1653 - 1658)
  • Sarkis al-Jamri al-Ihidni (1658 - 1668)
  • Michael al-Ghaziri (? - 1697)
  • Simon Awad (Simone Evodius) (27 January 1716 - 16 March 1743 appointed patriarch of Antioch)
  • Michael al-Sayigh (1746 - 1755)
  • Arsenio Abdul-Ahad (mentioned in August 1774)
  • Joseph Tyan (6 August 1786 consecrated - 1788 appointed Patriarchal Vicar)
  • Germanos al-Khazen (Germano Gazeno) (1794 - 1806)
  • Estephan I al-Khazen (2 April 1806 - 31 December 1830)
  • Joseph Ragi El Khazen (6 April 1830 - 1845) appointed Patriarchal
  • Estephan II al-Khazen (Gazeno) (2 April 1848 - 8 December 1868 deceased)
  • Nomatalla Dahdah (11 February 1872 - ? deceased)
  • Paul Massad (12 June 1892 - March 1919 deceased)
  • Bisciarah Riccardo Chemali (9 May 1920 - 24 December 1927 deceased)
  • Jean El-Hage (29 April 1928 - 30 November 1955 deceased)
  • Abdallah Najm
  • Michael Doumit (1960 - ?)
  • Antoine Hamid Mourany (5 June 1989 - 10 March 1999 resigned)
  • Raymond Eid (5 June 1999 - 25 September 2006 withdrawn)
  • Samir Nassar, (since 14 October 2006)

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3.
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33°30′44″N 36°18′55″E / 33.5121°N 36.3152°E / 33.5121; 36.3152