Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs
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Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs[1] (in Latin: Archeparchy Hemesena Graecorum Melkitarum-Epiphaniensis-Iabrudensis) is a nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite, Arabic) in central Syria. It was established on March 4, 1849 and has no suffragan, but two merged-in eparchial titles.
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Archeparchy of Homs (Melkite Greek) Archeparchy Hemesena Graecorum Melkitarum-Epiphaniensis-Iabrudensis | |
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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 |
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