Syrian Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus

The Syrian (or Syriac) Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus is a nominally Metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syrian Catholic Church (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) for part of Syria, without suffragans.

It has its cathedral archiepiscopal see in the Syrian national capital Damascus (Dimašq / Aš-Šām).

History

It was established in 1633 in its present status, on territory previously without proper Ordinary for the particular church sui iuris.

It enjoyed a papal visits from Pope John Paul II in May 2001.

Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Damascus (Syrian Rite)Metropolitan Archbishops of Damascus

(incomplete : first centuries unavailable)

Clément Michel Bakhache (1900.09.24 – 1922.08.03), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon of the Syrians (1922.08.03 – death 1958.07.04)
Grégoire Pierre Habra (1924.03.24 – death 1933.03.21), previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Mossul of the Syrians (Iraq) (1901.08.16 – 1924.03.24)
Iwannis Georges Stété (1933.10.16 – 1968.08.20), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Bostra (1968.08.20 – 1975.02.27)
Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal (1968.08.20 – death 1971.05.30)
Clément Georges Schelhoth (1972.07.07 – 1978.09.04), later Auxiliary Eparch of the patriarchate Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1978.09.04 – 1979), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syrians (1978.09.04 – 1991.10.04)
Eustathe Joseph Mounayer (1978.09.04 – 2001.05.15), previously Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syrians (1971.05.10 – 1978.09.04) & Auxiliary Bishop of the patriarchate Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1971.05.10 – 1978.09.04), later Bishop of Curia of the Syrians (2001.05.15 – retired 2006)
Gregorios Elias Tabé (2001.06.24 – ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Archeparch of Damascus of the Syrians (1999.05.08 – 2001.06.24); previously Titular Bishop of Batnæ of the Syrians (1995.06.24 – 1996.05.25) & Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Syrians (Lebanon) (1995.06.24 – 1997), Titular Bishop of Mardin of the Syrians (1996.05.25 – 1999.05.08) & Bishop of Curia of the Syrians (1997 – 1999.05.08)

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