Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch logo.gif
Coat of arms
Founder Apostle Peter
Independence Apostolic Era
Recognition Orthodox
Primate Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Ignatius IV (Hazim)
Headquarters Damascus, Syria
Territory Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, parts of Turkey, (formerly Cyprus), United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Great Britain, Western Europe.
Possessions Partial custody of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Language Arabic, Greek, English, Spanish
Adherents Estimated 2 million
Website http://www.antiochpat.org/

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Antiochian Orthodox Church (Greek: Πατριαρχεῖον Ἀντιοχείας, Patriarcheîon Antiocheías; Arabic: بطريركية أنطاكية وسائر المشرق للروم الأرثوذكس‎), is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity. Headed by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, it considers itself the successor to the Christian community founded in Antioch by the Apostle Peter.

It is one of several churches that lays claim to be the canonical incumbent of the ancient see of St. Peter and St. Paul in Antioch.The Oriental Orthodox Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch makes the same claim, as do the Syrian Catholic Church, the Maronite Church, and the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, all of them Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See. These three, however, mutually recognize each other as holding authentic patriarchates, being part of the same Catholic communion. The Catholic Church also appointed titular Latin Rite patriarchs for many centuries, until the office was left vacant in 1953 and abolished in 1964 and all claims renounced.

The seat of the patriarchate was formerly Antioch, in what is now Turkey. However, in the 14th century, it was moved to the "Street called Straight" in Damascus, modern-day Syria, in response to the Ottoman invasion of Antioch. Its traditional territory includes Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and parts of Turkey. Its territory formerly included the Church of Cyprus until it became autocephalous in 431. Both the Orthodox Churches of Cyprus and Antioch are members of the Middle East Council of Churches.

Its North American branch is autonomous, although the Holy Synod of Antioch still appoints its head bishop, chosen from a list of three candidates nominated in the North American archdiocese. Its Australasia and Oceania branch is the largest in terms of area.

The head of the Orthodox Church of Antioch is called a Patriarch. The current Patriarch is Ignatius IV. Membership statistics are not available, but may be as high as 1,100,000 in Syria and 400,000 in Lebanon.

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Administration and structure

Head of the Patriarchate of Antioch is Ignatius IV (Hazim) : Patriarch of the Great God-City of Antioch, Syria, Arabia, Cilicia, Iberia, Mesopotamia and All the East.

Metropolises and Metropolitans

in the Eastern Mediterranean:

in Asia and Oceania:

in Europe:

in Latin America:

Archdioceses and Archbishops

Titular Metropolises and Metropolitans

Daughter Churches

  • Church of Armenia: Established its de facto autocephaly in 373 AD.
  • Church of Cyprus: Granted autocephaly by the Church of Antioch in 431 AD.
  • Church of Georgia: Granted autocephaly by the Church of Antioch circa 474 AD.
  • Church of Imereti and Abkhazia: Granted autocephaly by the Church of Antioch in the 1470s AD, but later suppressed by the Russian Empire and not revived.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.antiochian.org/sites/antiochian.org/files/10-27-10_to_toledo_and_the_midwest.pdf

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