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Kanisa Katoliki la Kimelkiti (kwa Kiarabu: كنيسة الروم الملكيين الكاثوليك, Kanīsat ar-Rūm al-Malakiyyīn al-Kāṯūlīk) ni mojawapo kati ya madhehebu ya Kanisa Katoliki yanayoongozwa na Patriarki wake akisaidiwa na sinodi yake na akiwa na ushirika kamili na Papa wa Roma tangu mwaka 1729.

Kanisa kuu la Kipatriarki la Damasko, Siria.

Makao makuu yako Damasko, Siria, lakini Patriarki anatumia jina la Antiokia na mashariki yote, Aleksandria na Yerusalemu.

Kwa sasa (tangu tarehe 21 Juni 2017) Patriarki ni Youssef Absi, S.M.S.P., anayetokea Damasko.

Kwa asili waamini wake wengi (milioni 1.6) wanazungumza Kiarabu, lugha rasmi ya Kanisa hilo, ingawa hasa siku hizi wana mchanganyiko mkubwa wa damu.

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Asili ya jina

Melkiti ni neno linalotokana na malkā, yaani mfalme kwa Kiaramu, na awali lilimaanisha Wakristo wa Mashariki ya Kati waliokubali maamuzi ya Mtaguso wa Kalsedonia (451) uliokuwa unaungwa mkono na kaisari wa Konstantinopoli.[1] Jina hilo linaendelea kutumiwa na Wakatoliki tu.

Pamoja na kwamba kwa asili Wakristo hao walikuwa wanafuata mapokeo ya Antiokia, au pengine wa Aleksandria au wa Yerusalemu, walikuja kupokea liturujia ya Ugiriki kama Waorthodoksi wengine, wakati waliokataa mtaguso huo waliendelea na liturujia zao.[2]

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Uenezi

Katika nchi za Kiarabu, Kanisa hilo lina majimbo kama ifuatavyo:

  • Misri na Sudan
    • Jimbo la Kipatriarki la Aleksandria, likisimamiwa na protosyncellus.
  • Israel
    • Jimbo la Kimelkiti la Akka
  • Jordan
    • Jimbo kuu la Petra, Philadelphia (Amman) na Transjordan yote
  • Lebanon
    • Jimbo kuu la Baalbek
    • Jimbo kuu la Baniyas na Marjeyoun
    • Jimbo kuu la Kimelkiti la Beirut na Byblos
    • Jimbo kuu la Saida na Deir el-Kamar
    • Jimbo kuu la Tripoli
    • Jimbo kuu la Tyre
    • Jimbo kuu la Forzol, na Zahlé na Bekaa yote
  • Palestina:
  • Syria
    • Jimbo la Kipatriarki la Antiokia, likiwa na makao Damasko
    • Jimbo kuu la Aleppo
    • Jimbo kuu la Bosra na Hauran (Jimbo kuu la Khabab)
    • Jimbo kuu la Homs, Hama na Yabroud
    • Jimbo kuu la Latakia na Bonde la WAkristo

Katika nchi nyingine duniani, Kanisa lina majimbo kama ifuatavyo:

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Tazama pia

Marejeo

  • Descy, Serge (1993). The Melkite Church. Boston: Sophia Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Dick, Ignatios (2004). Melkites: Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics of the Patriarchates of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem. Boston: Sophia Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Faulk, Edward (2007). 101 Questions and Answers on Eastern Catholic Churches. New York: Paulist Press. ISBN 978-0-8091-4441-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Parry, Ken (1999). The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Malden, Massachusetts.: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-23203-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • Raya, Joseph (1992). Byzantine Church and Culture. Allentown, New Jersey: Alleluia Press. ISBN 0-911726-54-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Roccasalvo, Joan L. (1992). The Eastern Catholic Churches: An Introduction To Their Worship and Spirituality. Collegeville, Minnesota.: The Liturgical Press. ISBN 0-8146-2047-7. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Tawil, Joseph (2001). The Patriarchate of Antioch Throughout History: An Introduction. Boston: Sophia Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Zoghby, Elias (1998). Ecumenical Reflections. Fairfax, Virginia.: Eastern Christian Publications. ISBN 1-892278-06-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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