Maronite Titular Episcopal See of

Callinicum

Syria

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Maronite (Antiochian)

Type: Titular Episcopal See

Name: Callinicum (latine) / Callinico (Italiano) / Callinicen(sis) Maronitarum (Latin)

Location: Rakkā, pr. Osroene, Syria

History

1962: Established as Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum (latine) / Callinico (Italiano) / Callinicen(sis) Maronitarum (Latin) (from the suppressed Titular Episcopal See of Callinicum)

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop (1996.11.11 – ...):

Bishop Samir Mazloum (91)

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Bishop: Bishop John George Chedid (1980.10.13 – 1994.02.19)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Francis Mansour Zayek (later Archbishop) (1962.05.30 – 1971.11.29)

Last updated on 2026.02.18

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