Archdiocese of Beirut and Damascus

Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and Damascus.
Bishopric
Syriac orthodox Church
Incumbent: none
Style	Archbishop His Eminence
Information
Established	in 1933

The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and Damascus was nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy of the Syriac Orthodox Church.

History

Under Mor Yohanna Kandur the seat was ^[1] St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon. With the consecration of Mor Severus Jacob the seat moved to Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus, Syria.

List of bishops

• Mor Yohanna Kandur ^[2] (1933 - ? ) consecrated by Ignatius Elias III.
• Mor Severus Jacob ^[3] (1950 ^[4] -1957 ^[5] ) consecrated by Ignatius Aphrem I.

Current juridictions

Succeeded by :

• Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut
• Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus

References

1. "Christine Chaillot, Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (1998)". 20 October 2022.
2. Barsoum, Athanasius Aphram (2006). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs in the 19th &20th centuries (2 ed.).
3. "Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East | World Council of Churches". January 1961.
4. "Mor Ignatius Yacoub III | Middle East, Ecumenical Relations & Patriarch | Britannica".
5. https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Ignatius-Yaqub-III

See also

• Christianity portal

• Syriac Orthodox dioceses