Eastern-Rite Synods of Bishops

Inter-Diocesan Structures

Patriarchal Synods (6)
Armenian

Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Armena Cattolica

President:Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, I.C.P.B. (78)Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (78)

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Chaldean

Synod of the Chaldean Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Caldea Cattolica

President:Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (76)Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (76)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq

Member of Council for the Economy

Coptic

Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Copta Cattolica

President:Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (69)Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (69)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt

Greek-Melkite

Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Greco-Melkita Cattolica

President:Patriarch Youssef Absi, M.S.P. (78)Patriarch Youssef Absi (78)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria

Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Maronite

Synod of the Maronite Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Maornita Cattolica

President:Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï (84)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon

President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East

Syriac

Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Sira Cattolica

President:Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (80)Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (80)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Major Archiepiscopal Synods (4)
Romanian

Synod of the Romanian Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Romena

President:Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (93)Cardinal Lucian Mureşan (93)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio

Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania)

President of Episcopal Conference of Romania

Syro-Malabar

Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Siro-Malabarese

President:Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil (68)Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil (68)

Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Syro-Malankara

Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Siro-Malankarese

President:Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal (65)Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal (65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII

Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India)

Ukrainian

Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
Sinodo della Chiesa Greco-Cattolica Ucraina
Synodus ecclesiæ ucrainæ catholicæ

President:Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (54)Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (54)

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Councils of Churches (5)
Ethiopic

Council of the Ethiopian Church
Consiglio della Chiesa Etiopica

President:Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (76)Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Romano Martire

Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)

President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia

Ruthenian

Council of the Ruthenian Church, USA
Consiglio della Chiesa Rutena, U.S.A.

President:Archbishop William Charles Skurla (68)Archbishop William Charles Skurla (68)

Metropolitan of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians (USA)

Slovak

Council of the Slovak Church
Consiglio della Chiesa Slovacca
Rada hierarchov Prešovskej metropolie

President:Archbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (50)Archbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (50)

Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Eritrean

Council of the Eritrean Church
Consiglio della Chiesa Eritrea

President:Archbishop Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.J. (75)Archbishop Menghesteab Tesfamariam, M.C.C.J. (75)

Metropolitan of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea)

Hungarian

Council of the Hungarian Church
Consiglio della Chiesa Ungherese

President:Archbishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (61)Archbishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis (61)

Metropolitan of Hajdúdorog of the Hungarians (Hungary)

Assemblies of Ordinaries (5)
Holy Land

Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land
Assemblea degli Ordinari Cattolici di Terra Santa

President:Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59)Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (59)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio

Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine)

President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Egypt

Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt
Assemblée de La Hiérarchie Catholique d’Egypte
Assemblea della Gerarchia Cattolica d’Egitto

President:Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (69)Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (69)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church

Iraq

Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq
Assemblé des Évêques Catholiques d’Irak

President:Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (76)Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako (76)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

President of Synod of the Chaldean Church

Member of Council for the Economy

Lebanon

Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon
Assemblea dei Patriarchi e dei Vescovi Cattolici nel Libano

President:Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï (84)

Cardinal-Patriarch

Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

President of Synod of the Maronite Church

President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East

Syria

Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria (A.H.C.S.)
Assemblea della Gerarchia Cattolica in Siria

President:Patriarch Youssef Absi, M.S.P. (78)Patriarch Youssef Absi (78)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church

Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

Last updated on 2024.12.14

See Also

Roman-Rite Conferences of Bishops

International Meetings of Bishops’ Conferences

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