Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs
Archeparchy of Homs (Melkite Greek) Archeparchy Hemesena Graecorum Melkitarum-Epiphaniensis-Iabrudensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Syria |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2010) 30,000 |
| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1849 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Peace Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
| Archeparch | Jean-Abdo Arbach |
| Bishops emeritus | Isidore Battikha |
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs
Territory and statistics
The archeparchy extends in the central part of Syria, corresponding roughly to the Hama Governorate and Homs Governorate.
Its archeparchial see is the city of Homs, where is located the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. In Yabrud is located the co-cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen.
It is currently governed by Archeparch Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.
The territory is divided into 21 parishes and there were 30,000 Melkite Catholics in 2010.
History
The archeparchy consists of territories that were once three separate ecclesiastical entities: Homs, Hama and Yabrud.
When in 1724 the Melkite Greek Catholic Church was established, the three eparchies started gradually merged.
The union ultimately came during the patriarchate of
Episcopal ordinaries
- Metropolitan Archeparchs of Homs
- Ignace (mentioned in 1759)
- Jéremie (mentioned in 1790)
- Gregory Atta (February 20, 1849 - December 3, 1899 deceased)
- Titular Archbishop of Palmyra of the Greek-Melkites(1920 – ?)
- Sergiopolis(1938.10.15 – death 1941.11.21)
- Titular Archbishop of Tarsus of the Greek-Melkites(1968.03.06 – death 1981.02.20)
- Jean Bassoul, Basilian Salvatorian fathers (B.S.) (December 5, 1961 - August 21, 1971), later Archeparch of Zahle and Forzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1971.08.21 – 1977.08.09)
- Denys Gaith, Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (B.C.) (August 21, 1971 - March 22, 1986 deceased)
- Abraham Nehmé, B.C. (August 20, 1986 - June 20, 2005 withdrawn)
- Antioch of the Greek-Melkites(Syria) (1992.08.25 – 2006.02.09)
- Apostolic Exarch of Argentina of the Greek-Melkites (2006.10.17 – 2012.06.23), Titular Bishop of Palmyra of the Greek-Melkites(2006.11.11 – 2012.06.23)
References
- ^ gcatholic.org
- ^ Gli Annuari Pontifici dell'Ottocento parlano delle sedi unite Hemesena e Apamiensis.