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The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, and the Church of the East are termed patriarchs.
The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope".
Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the Bishop of Antioch As the traditional "overseer" of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in the church from its earliest period. This diocese is one of the few for which the names of its bishops from the apostolic beginnings have been preserved. Today five churches use the title of Patriarch of Antioch: the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, the Syriac Catholic Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, and the Maronite Church. Historically, there has also been a Latin Patriarch of Antioch.
The Melkite (Greek) Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. It is headed by His Beatitude Youssef Absi, S.M.S.P., headquartered in Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, Damascus, Syria. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, formerly part of Syria and now in Turkey, of the 1st century AD, where Christianity was introduced by Saint Peter.
The Catholic Church in Egypt is considerably small as compared to the rest of the Christian population in Egypt, which is a significant minority among Muslims. The Catholic population in Egypt is said to have begun during the British control of Egypt. However, many returned to Europe after the 1952 Revolution in Egypt, which also caused the overthrow and exile of King Farouk of Egypt. Catholics in Egypt belong to seven distinct ritual Particular Churches sui iuris, the largest being the Coptic Catholic Church, led by its Patriarch of Alexandria.
The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went back into communion with Rome, becoming an Eastern Catholic Church, while the rest of the ancient Patriarchate continues in full communion with the rest of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Maximos IV Sayegh was Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1947 until his death in 1967. One of the fathers of Second Vatican Council, the outspoken patriarch stirred the Council by urging reconciliation between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He accepted the title of cardinal in 1965 after Pope Paul VI clarified the significance of that title in the case of an Eastern Patriarch.
Cyril IX Moghabghab served as Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1925 to 1947.
Demetrius I Qadi was Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1919 until 1925.
Maximos III Michael Mazloum, was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1833 until 1855. As patriarch he reformed church administration and bolstered clerical education. He was also the first Melkite patriarch granted civil authority by the Ottoman Empire when the Melkites were recognized as a unique millet.
Paul Antaki was the Melkite Greek Catholic titular archeparch of Nubia and auxiliary bishop.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka is an Eastern Catholic diocese of Melkite Greek Catholic Church, directly subject to the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch. Its Cathedral episcopal see is St. Elijah Greek-Melkite Cathedral, in Haifa.
Titular Patriarch(ate) of Jerusalem may refer to the following Catholic patriarchal titles without residential see as such :
The Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria is a branch of the Melkite Catholic Church immediately subject to the Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is his capacity as Melkite Catholic Titular Patriarch of Alexandria. In 2012 there were 6,200 baptized. It is currently governed by the patriarchal vicar Georges Bakar.
George Michel Bakar is Archeparch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. He is the Apostolic Vicar of Jerusalem for the Melkite Church, Patriarchal Vicar of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria and Protosynkellos of the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkite Church in Egypt and Sudan. He is also the Patriarchal Grand Prior of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.
Basil Kfoury was bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria in Egypt named by Patriarch Maximos III Mazloum.
Dionysius Kfoury, BS was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria.
The Melkite (Greek) Catholic Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in the Northern African countries of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan for the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
The term Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria may refer to:
