Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syriac)
Exarchatus Apostolicus pro fidelibus ritus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		 (as of 2009)
5,000
Parishes 11
Information
Denomination Syriac Catholic Church
Rite West Syriac Rite
Established 22 June 2001 (17 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Exarch Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni
Emeritus Bishops Iwannis Louis Awad

The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is an exarchate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syriac Catholic Church, a Patriarchal Eastern Catholic church in communion with other Catholic Churches which uses the Antiochian Rite in Syriac language.

The exarchate encompasses the Andean and Amazonian country of Venezuela.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral siria Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (dedicated to the Assumption of Mary), in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

History

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syriac Catholics on 22 June 2001.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  • Denys Antoine Chahda (28 June 2001 – 13 September 2001), later Archeparch (Archbishop) of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria) (2001.09.13 – ...)
  • Iwannis Louis Awad (17 May 2003 – retired 1 March 2011), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (2003.05.17 – ...)
  • Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (1 March 2011 – ...), Titular Bishop of Sabrata (2011.03.01 – ...)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Syrian Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.


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