Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

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Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syriac)

Exarchatus Apostolicus pro fidelibus ritus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola
Location
Country Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2009)
5,000 Syriac Catholics
Parishes11
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Syriac Catholic Church
Rite West Syriac Rite
Established22 June 2001 (22 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
ExarchTimoteo Hikmat Beylouni

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.

Contents

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. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.[ self-published source ]
  2. "Syrian Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.