Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
The Syriac Catholic (or Syrian Catholic) Archeparchy of Aleppo (or of Halab or of Beroa) (informally Aleppo of the Syrians) is a non-metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) in part of Syria.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Halab (Aleppo), Syria.
History
Established on 28 January 1659 as Archeparchy (Archdiocese) of Aleppo, on Syrian territory previously without Ordinary of the particular church sui iuris.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Antiochian Rite)
(incomplete : first centuries unavailbale)
- Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Aleppo
- Denys Michel Hardaya (1817 – 1827)
- Dionysius George Chalhat (1862 – 1874), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ([1874] 1874.12.21 – death 1891.12.08) and Eparch (Bishop) of Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1888.05.01 – death 1891.12.08)
- Efrem Rahmani (1894.05.01 – 1898.10.09), previously Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne of the Syrians (1887.10.02 – 1890.09.20), Eparch (Bishop) of Beirut of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1890.09.20 – 1894.05.01); later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ([1898.10.09] 1898.11.28 – death 1929.05.07)
- Dionisio Efrem Naccàsché (1903.04.05 – death 1919)
- Teofilo Gabriele Tappouni (Dionisio) (1921.02.24 – 1929.06.24), previously Auxiliary Eparch of [Mardin and Amida of the Syrians]] (Turkey) (1912.09.14 – 1921.02.24) & Titular Bishop of Danabaorum (1912.09.14 – 1913.01.19), Titular Bishop of Bathna of the Syrians (1913.01.19 – 1921.02.24); later Eparch of above Mardin and Amida of the Syrians (Turkey) (1929.06.24 – 1962), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ([1929.06.24] 1929.07.15 – 1968.01.29), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1935.12.19 – 1965.02.11), promoted Cardinal-Patriarch (of Antioch of the Syrians) (1965.02.11 – 1968.01.29)
- Dionisio Habib Naassani (1933.03.13 – death 1949.04.29)
- Dionisio Pietro Hindié (1949.08.05 – death 1959.03.05)
- Denys Antoine Hayek (1959.05.27 – 1968.03.10), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) ([1968.03.10] 1968.03.20 – 1998.07.23), President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (1969 – 1998.07.23)
- Denys Philippe Beilouné (1968.08.19 – death 1990.12.22)
- Raboula Antoine Beylouni (1991.06.01 – 2000.09.16); previously Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Syrians (1983.07.12 – 1991.06.01) & Patriarchal Vicar of Patriarchal Vicariate of Lebanon of the Syrians (Lebanon of the Syrians) (1983.07.12 – 1984), next General Vicar of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1984 – 1989); later Bishop of Curia of the Syrians (2000 – 2011.03.01) & again Titular Archbishop of Mardin of the Syrians (2000.09.16 – ...)
- Denys Antoine Chahda (2001.09.13 – ...); previously Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syrians (Venezuela) (2001.06.28 – 2001.09.13)
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