Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Syria

Date	Change
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Abila was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Adraha was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Aradus was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusa (Syriac Rite) was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Balaneæ was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Barbalissus was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Barcusus was established
Unknown	Titular Metropolitan See of Bostra was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Canatha was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Constantia was established
Unknown	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Cyrrhus was established
Unknown	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Cyrrhus (Maronite Rite) was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Danaba-orum was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Dionysias was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Europus was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Evaria was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Gindarus was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Hamatha was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Hemesa (Maronite Rite) was established
Unknown	Titular Metropolitan See of Hierapolis was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis (Syriac Rite) was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Iabruda was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Mariama was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Nebo was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Neocæsarea was established
Unknown	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Palmyra was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Palmyra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Paltos was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Paneade was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Raphaneæ was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Resaina was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Sergiopolis antea Resapha was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Sura was established
Unknown	Titular Episcopal See of Zeugma was established
200	Archdiocese of Apamea was established
200	Diocese of Laodicea was established
300	Diocese of Arethusus was established
300	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Berœa was established
300	Diocese of Circesium was established
300	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Damascus (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
300	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hemesa was established
300	Diocese of Philippopolis was established
325	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Damascus was established
380	Diocese of Callinicum was established
400	Diocese of Aleppo (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
550	Diocese of Callinicum was suppressed
600	Diocese of Aleppo (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Aleppo
600	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Berœa was suppressed
600	Diocese of Circesium was suppressed
900	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hemesa was suppressed
1000	Diocese of Philippopolis was suppressed
1100	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Damascus was suppressed
1200	Diocese of Arethusus was suppressed
1300	Archdiocese of Apamea was demoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea
1300	Titular Metropolitan See of Damascus was restored
1300	Diocese of Laodicea was demoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea
1500	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus was restored
1527	Diocese of Damascus (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1628	Mission sui juris of Syria and Cilicia was established
1633	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Damascus (Syriac Rite) was established
1645	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was established
1659	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was suppressed
1659.01.28	Archdiocese of Aleppo (Syriac Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1678	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs (Syriac Rite) was established
1687	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bosra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1700	Archdiocese of Aleppo (Maronite Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1700	Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum was restored
1700	Titular Metropolitan See of Hemesa was restored
1700	Diocese of Qâra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1710	Diocese of Aleppo (Armenian Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1724.10.01	Patriarchal See of Antioch (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1727	Archdiocese of Hama (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1727	Diocese of Homs (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1736	Diocese of Damascus (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Damascus
1750	Archdiocese of Haūrān (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1762.06.27	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was restored
1790	Archdiocese of Aleppo (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aleppo
1800	Diocese of Hama (Syriac Rite) was established
1800	Diocese of Jabrud (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1800	Diocese of Nabk (Syriac Rite) was established
1800	Diocese of Qâra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed
1817	Mission sui juris of Syria and Cilicia was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Syria and Cilicia
1817	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus
1839	Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia)
1849.03.04	Archdiocese of Hama (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs and united to Diocese of Homs)
1849.03.04	Diocese of Homs (Greek-Melkite Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs (gained territory from the suppressed Archdiocese of Hama and Diocese of Jabrud and gained title of Hama and Jabrud)
1849.03.04	Diocese of Jabrud (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs and united to Diocese of Homs)
1850	Diocese of Hama (Syriac Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs and united to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs)
1850	Diocese of Nabk (Syriac Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs and united to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs)
1881	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bosra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bosra–Hauran (gained territory from the suppressed Archdiocese of Haūrān)
1881	Archdiocese of Haūrān (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bosra–Hauran)
1885	Titular Episcopal See of Paneade was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea Paneas
1896	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1896	Apostolic Prefecture of Syria and Cilicia was demoted as Mission sui juris of Syria and Cilicia
1898	Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea Paneas was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea Paneas
1899	Titular Episcopal See of Circesium was restored
1899.02.03	Diocese of Aleppo (Armenian Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Aleppo
1901	Diocese of Syria (Chaldean Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1907	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea
1914	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus
1914	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusa (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus
1914	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed
1919	Titular Episcopal See of Hamatha (Maronite Rite) was established
1919	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Maronite Rite) was established
1922	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was restored
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Abila was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abyla
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Hamatha was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Amatha
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Hamatha (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Amatha
1925	Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea was renamed as Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Arethusa
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Arethusus (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Arethusa
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Balaneæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Balanea
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Constantia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Constantia
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Danaba-orum was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Danaba
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Evaria was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Euhara
1925	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea ad mare
1925	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea ad mare
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea ad mare
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Mariama was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Mariamme
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Nebo was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Neve
1925	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Palmyra was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Palmyra
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Paltos was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Paltus
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Raphaneæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Raphanea
1925	Titular Episcopal See of Sergiopolis antea Resapha was promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Sergiopolis
1926	Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea Paneas was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea
1926	Titular Metropolitan See of Hemesa was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Hemesa
1926	Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis
1926	Titular Metropolitan See of Hierapolis was renamed as Titular Metropolitan See of Hierapolis in Syria
1926	Titular Episcopal See of Neocæsarea was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Neocæsarea
1926	Titular Episcopal See of Philippopolis was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Philippopolis
1927	Titular Episcopal See of Constantia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Constantia
1927	Titular Episcopal See of Hemesa (Maronite Rite) was suppressed
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Abyla was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abila
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Adraha was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Adraa
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Amatha was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Amathus
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Amatha (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Amathus
1929	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Anasartha was established
1929	Titular Metropolitan See of Berœa was restored
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Euhara was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Euaria
1929	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Gabula was established
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Hemesa was promoted as Titular Metropolitan See of Hemesa
1929	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea ad mare was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea
1929	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea ad mare (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea ad mare (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Paltus was promoted as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Paltus
1929	Titular Episcopal See of Resaina was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Rhesaina
1930	Titular Episcopal See of Abila was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abila Lysaniæ
1930	Titular Episcopal See of Neve was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Neve
1932	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Gabala was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Abila Lysaniæ was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Abila Lysaniæ
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Agrippias was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Amathus was suppressed
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Antarados was established
1933	Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea was renamed as Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Bosana was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Cæsarea was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Cesarea Philippi
1933	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Chalcis in Syria was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Chonochora was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Constantia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Constantia in Arabia
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Corada was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Amathus (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Epiphania in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Erra was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Euaria was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Eurœa in Phœnicia
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Hierapolis in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea ad Libanum was established
1933	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea in Syria
1933	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea (Greek-Melkite Rite) was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Larissa in Syria was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Massimianopolis in Arabia was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Neapolis in Arabia was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Neocæsarea was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Neocæsarea in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Orisa was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Phœnicia was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Philippopolis was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Philippopolis in Arabia
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Phæna was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Saccæa was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Salamias was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Seleucobelus was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Urima was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Zenobias was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Zeugma in Mesopotamia was established
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Zeugma was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Zeugma in Syria
1933	Titular Episcopal See of Zorava was established
1939.10.05	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinopole
1939.12.09	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinopole
1944	Titular Episcopal See of Epiphania in Syria was restored
1944	Titular Episcopal See of Epiphania in Syria (Maronite Rite) was suppressed
1951	Titular Episcopal See of Palmyra (Greek-Melkite Rite) was restored
1953	Mission sui juris of Syria and Cilicia was suppressed
1954.04.16	Apostolic Administration of Latakia (Maronite Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Tripoli)
1954.06.29	Diocese of Kameshli (Armenian Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Mardin and became suffragan of Cilicia)
1956	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Cyrrhus (Maronite Rite) was suppressed
1957.07.03	Diocese of Syria (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Aleppo (gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Administration of Upper Gazireh)
1957.07.15	Diocese of Hassaké (Syriac Rite) was established (without ecclesiastical province)
1961	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Hierapolis in Syria (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1961.04.28	Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea in Syria (Greek-Melkite Rite) was suppressed (to establish Archdiocese of Latakia)
1961.04.28	Archdiocese of Latakia (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established (from Diocese of Tripoli, from the suppressed former Titular Episcopal See of Laodicea in Syria and without ecclesiastical province)
1962	Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum was suppressed (to establish Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum)
1962	Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum (Maronite Rite) was established (from the suppressed Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum)
1963	Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea in Syria (Syriac Rite) was established
1964.12.03	Diocese of Hassaké (Syriac Rite) was promoted as Archdiocese of Hassaké–Nisibi
1970	Titular Episcopal See of Apamea in Syria (Maronite Rite) was established
1973	Titular Episcopal See of Epiphania in Syria was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Epiphania in Syria
1977.08.04	Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea in Syria (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Latakia)
1977.08.04	Apostolic Administration of Latakia (Maronite Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Latakia (gained territory from the suppressed Titular Archiepiscopal See of Laodicea in Syria and without ecclesiastical province)
1980	Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea in Syria (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established
1984.11.06	Patriarchal Exarchate of Damascus (Armenian Rite) was established
2010	Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Phœnicia was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Parembolæ in Arabia
2010	Titular Episcopal See of Saccæa was suppressed
2019.12.20	Titular Metropolitan See of Apamea in Syria (Greek-Melkite Rite) was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Apamea in Syria