Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela
{{short description|Syriac Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Venezuela}}
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| jurisdiction = Apostolic Exarchate
| name = Venezuela (Syriac)
| latin = Exarchatus Apostolicus pro fidelibus ritus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola
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| country = Venezuela
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| province = Immediately exempt to the Holy See
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| population_as_of = 2009
| catholics = 5,000 Syriac Catholics
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| parishes = 11
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| denomination = Catholic Church
| sui_iuris_church = Syriac Catholic Church
| rite = West Syriac Rite
| established = 22 June 2001 ({{age|2001|6|22}} years ago)
| cathedral = Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
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| bishop_title = Exarch
| bishop = Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni
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The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is a Syriac Catholic Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic exarchate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela. It is exempt directly to the Holy See (specifically the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches) and not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral is the Catedral Católica Siria de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (dedicated to the Assumption of Mary), in the episcopal see of Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.
History
Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syriac Catholics on 22 June 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvesy.html|title=Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian)|publisher=Catholic Hierarchy|accessdate=2013-04-19}}{{Self-published source|date=August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vene3.htm|title=Syrian Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela|publisher=Giga Catholic|accessdate=2013-04-19}}
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
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Sources and external links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vene3.htm GCatholic with incumbent biography links]
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Category:Eastern Catholic dioceses in Venezuela
Category:Syrian diaspora in South America
Category:Arab diaspora in Venezuela
Category:Christian organizations established in 2001
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
Category:2001 establishments in Venezuela
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