Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs–Hama–Nabk, Syria (Syriac Rite)

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Syriac (Antiochian)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Homs / Emesa / Hemesen(us) Syrorum (Latin)

United Titles: Hama, Nabk

Suffragan Sees: no suffragan sees

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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History

1678: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs / Emesa / Hemesen(us) Syrorum (Latin)
1850?: Gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Hama and Diocese of Nabk and gained title of Hama and Nabk

United Titles

Hama (1850? – ...)
Nabk (1850? – ...)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2023.01.07 – ...):

Archbishop Yagop Jacques Mourad (56)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Homs (Syriac Rite)

Archbishop Yagop Jacques Mourad (56)
(2023.01.07 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Born:	1968.06.28 (Alep, Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1993.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.03.03

Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1993.08.28 – 2023.01.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (2023.01.07 – ...)

Bishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan (45)
(Patriarchal Administrator 2021.10.21 – 2023.01.07)

Fr. George El-Khoury
(Patriarchal Administrator 2020.06.16 – 2021.10.21)

Archbishop Théophile Philippe Barakat
(2016.04.15 – 2020.06.13)

Born:	1952.07.01 (Zeidal-Homs, Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1976.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.07
Died:	2020.06.13 (Homs, Syria † 67)

Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1976.08.15 – 2016.04.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (2016.04.15 – 2020.06.13)

Archbishop Théophile Georges Kassab
(1999.12.18 – 2013.10.22)

Born:	1945.06.05 (Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1974.10.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.03.03
Died:	2013.10.22 († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) ([1999.05.08] 1999.12.18 – 2013.10.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (2008.02.02 – 2009.01.20)

Archbishop Basile Moussa Daoud (later Cardinal)
(1994.07.06 – 1998.10.13)

Born:	1930.09.18 (Meskané, Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1954.10.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.09.18
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Died:	2012.04.07 (Roma, Italy † 81)

Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1954.10.17 – 1977.07.22)

Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) ([1977.07.02] 1977.07.22 – 1994.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) ([1994.07.01] 1994.07.06 – 1998.10.13)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([1998.10.13] 1998.10.20 – 2001.01.08)

President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (1998.10.20 – 2001.01.08)

Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2000.11.25 – 2007.06.09)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute (2000.11.25 – 2007.06.09)

Patriarch ad personam (2001.01.08 – 2012.04.07)

Cardinal-Patriarch (2001.02.21 – 2012.04.07)

Archbishop Théophile Jean Dahi
(1984.08.01 – 1994.07.01)

Born:	1912.11.10 (Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1940.01.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.10.21
Died:	2000.06.16 († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1984.08.01 – 1994.07.01)

Archbishop Joseph Jacob Abiad
(1971.05.11 – 1982.07.31)

Born:	1916.05.14 (Syria)
Ordained Priest:	1941.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.08.29
Died:	1982.07.31 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1971.05.11 – 1982.07.31)

Archbishop Joseph Rabbani
(1927.04.29 – 1947.12.14)

Born:	1889.08.04 (Iraq)
Ordained Priest:	1913.05.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1928.01.29
Died:	1973.05.02 († 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1927.04.29 – 1947.12.14)

Titular Archbishop of Constantina (1947.12.14 – 1951.02.24)

Titular Archbishop of Nacolia (1951.02.24 – 1973.05.02)

Archbishop Gregorio Giorgio Sciahin
(1872.05.18 – 1927.01.15)

Consecrated Bishop:	1872.05.19
Died:	1927.01.15

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1872.05.18 – 1927.01.15)

Archbishop Mathieu Nakkar
(1834 – 1868.03.18)

Consecrated Bishop:	1826 (no papal mandate)
Died:	1868.03.18

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1834 – 1868.03.18)

Archbishop Gabriel Homsi
(1816 – 1858)

Consecrated Bishop:	1816.07.23
Died:	1858

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) (1816 – 1858)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Saint-Esprit, Homs

Beirut (↙), Aleppo (↑), Hassaké–Nisibi (↗), Mossul (→), Damascus (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 10,500 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 22 priests (20 diocesan, 2 religious), 2 deacons, 10 religious (10 brothers)

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