Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus

The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus is the titular seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.

History

The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East moved from Homs to Damascus in 1959 under Ignatius Yaq'ub III, following the Assyrian genocide.

Churches

• Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus.
• St. Mary Church, Al Qusur, Damascus.
• St. Jacob Baradaeus Church, Jaramana, Damascus.
• St Jacob of Nisibis Church, Tabbaleh, Damascus.
• St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral in Maarat Saidnaya
• St. Mary Church in Saidnaya.

List of bishops

From Ignatius Yaq'ub III (1957 -1980) see List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch.

Patriarchal Vicar

• Mor Iwannis Boulos Al-Souqi (1990-2016)
• Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury (2016-2021)
• Mor Cyril Babi (2021 - present)

Figures

References

See also

• Syriac Orthodox dioceses

External links

• Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus by Union between Christians