Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo
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Archdiocese of Aleppo | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
.jpg) St Elias Church in Aleppo | |
| Location | |
| Country | Syria, Lebanon, Turkey |
| Headquarters | Aleppo, Syria |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | 2600 families[1] |
| Information | |
| Language | Greek, Arabic |
| Current leadership | |
| Patriarch | Patriarch of Antioch John X |
| Metropolitan | Ephraim (Maalouli) |
The Archdiocese of Aleppo (Arabic: مطرانية حلب للروم الأرثوذكس, romanized: mṭrāny ḥlb llrwm ālrṯwḏks) is an archdiocese of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. It has been headed by Metropolitan Ephraim of Aleppo since 2021.[2] Its territory includes the entirety of Syria, and parts of Lebanon and Turkey.
List of bishops
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- Nektarios Iordanides (1892 - 1902)
- Epiphanius Al Samra (1902 - 1903)
- Setphanos Mukba (1903 - 1912)
- Raphael Nimer (1912 - 1949)
- Elias Muawad (1949 - 1971)
- Elias Youssef (1971 - 2000)
- Paul Yazigi (2000 - 2021)
- Basilios Kodseie (2005 - 2010) Archdiocese vicar [3]
- Ephraim Maalouli (2023–present)
See also
[edit]- Christian Arabs
- Greeks in Syria
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Syria
- Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
- Catholic–Orthodox clash in Aleppo (1818)
References
[edit]- ^ KATSIKIDIS, ATHANASIOS (27 December 2024). "Surviving amid chaos: Metropolitan Ephraim of Aleppo on faith, resilience, and the future of Syria | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Aleppo, Alexandretta and Dependencies". antiochpatriarchate.org. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "His Eminence, Metropolitan Basilios". Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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