Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Aleppo
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Location | Aleppo |
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Denomination | Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (Roman Catholic, Latin rite) |
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Consecrated | 1937 |
Saint Francis of Assisi Church [1][2] also called the Latin church of Aleppo, is a Catholic church in Aleppo, Syria, operating under the regulation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo. It the cathedral of the vicarate and the seat of the bishop until 2011, when a new Cathedral of the Child Jesus was consecrated in the city.[3]
The temple uses the Roman or Latin rite, is dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi and is the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aleppensis) which was created in 1762 by Pope Clement XIII and who has baptized twelve thousand Faithful Christians until 2004. The cathedral is neo-classical style. It is maintained by the Franciscans.
It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Georges Abou Khazen.
See also
References
- ↑ Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Aleppo
- ↑ "Syria: Church of St Francis in Aleppo struck mid-Mass | DICI". www.dici.org. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ↑ AsiaNews.it. "SYRIA Aleppo: Christmas among Christian families broken by war, praying for peace". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2017-02-16.