Melkite Greek Catholic Church
| Melkite Greek Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
| Local Name | |
| Founder (s) | Aftimos AL SAIFI |
| Union with Rome | 1724 |
| Current primate | Patriarch Gregory III Laham |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Primary territory | Middle East |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Language (s) liturgical (s) | Greek Arabic |
| Musical tradition | Psaltique |
| Calendar | Gregorian since 1857 |
| Estimated population | 1350000 ( 2005 ) |
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The Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Melkite Greek Catholic or Melkite Catholic Church is one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The head of the Church carries the title of Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem Melchites, with residence in Damascus in Syria (incumbent: His Beatitude Gregory III Laham since 2000 ).
The title of Patriarch of Antioch is highly competitive and is now also carried by four other church leaders.
Summary |
History
Organization
In 2009 , the Melkite Catholic community is the second of the East it has 1.3 million followers worldwide, including 700,000 in the Middle East. It is present in all countries of the Levant: in Lebanon : 425,000 faithful, Syria : 170,000 in Jordan : 30 000, Palestine : 54 000 and also in Egypt : 6500. A large diaspora living in Brazil and France.
Patriarchal Headquarters
Patriarch
The full title of the patriarch is:
"Patriarch of the cities of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem, of Cilicia, Syria, Iberia, Arabia, Mesopotamia, the Pentapolis, Ethiopia, from all Egypt and the entire East, Father of Fathers, Pastor of Pastors, High Priest of priests, the Thirteenth of the Holy Apostles "
There is also a shorter form:
"Patriarch of Alexandria and the land of Egypt, Antioch and All the East, Jerusalem and All Palestine"
Territorial organization
- Metropolitan of Beirut
- Metropolis of Tyre
- Archparchie of Baalbek
- Archeparchy of Baniyas and Marjayoun
- Archparchie of Sidon and Deir El-Kamar
- Archparchie of Tripoli
- Archparchie of Zahle
- Metropolis of Aleppo
- Metropolitan of Bosra and Hauram ( Khabab )
- Metropolis of Damascus
- Metropolitan of Homs
- Archparchie of Latakia
Rest of Middle East
- Patriarchal territory of Jerusalem
- Patriarchal territory of Egypt and Sudan
- Archparchie of Jordan
- Archeparchy of Acre ( Israel )
- Apostolic Exarchate of Iraq
- Apostolic Exarchate of Kuwait
- Eparchy of Canada
- Eparchy of Brazil
- Eparchy of U.S.
- Eparchy of Mexico
- Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
- Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina
- Apostolic Vicariate of Western Europe ( Rome )
- Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand
Relations with other Churches
The Church is a member of the Council of Churches of the Middle East.
See also
Related articles
- List of primates of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Eparchy of St. Sauveur in Montreal Melkites
- glise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
- Archbishop Isidore Fattal
External Links
- (En) Website
- (En) Global Melkite Association (GMA) - Uniting Melkite Worldwide
- (En) Website Lebanese
- (En) Church St. Julien le Pauvre
- (In) Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center
- (In) CyberTypicon (with info on the Patriarchal See of Alexandria)
- (In) Eparchy of Newton - USA
- (Fr) Nicolas of Myra in Marseille
Bibliography
- Ignace Dick, The Melkite, Brepols (col. son of Abraham), Turnhout , 1994
- Jean-Pierre Valognes Life and Death of the Christian Orient, Fayard, Paris , 1994 ( ISBN 2213030642 )
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