Syriac Church

Recent Appointments of Bishops

DateDescendingRecent Events
2023.04.16

Syria Archbishop Gregorios Elias Tabé, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 82

2023.03.03

Syria Fr. Yagop Jacques Mourad was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2023.02.03

Iraq Fr. Younan Hano (Qusay Mubarak Abdullah) was consecrated as Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2023.01.07

Iraq Archbishop Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Younan Hano (Qusay Mubarak Abdullah), Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Syria Fr. Yagop Jacques Mourad, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Bishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2022.06.18

Egypt Fr. Élie Joseph Warde was consecrated as Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt)

Lebanon Fr. Jules Boutros was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Syria Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami was consecrated as Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

2022.05.12

Egypt Fr. Élie Joseph Warde was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Vicar of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Lebanon Fr. Jules Boutros, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Palestine Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Syria Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

2021.10.21

Syria Bishop Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan, Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs and Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs, was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Fr. George El-Khoury resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2021.09.18

Iraq Archbishop Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor, General Secretary of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church and Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Archbishop Boutros Moshe resigned as Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2021.06.28

USA Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States (USA)

2021.06.06

Syria Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo, Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 79

2020.11.18

Venezuela Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad, Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela), passed away at 86

2020.10.30

Iraq Fr. Firas Dardar was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tagritum of the Syriacs

2020.09.13

Syria Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs

2020.09.10

Iraq Titular Metropolitan See of Tagritum (Syriac Rite) was demoted as Titular Episcopal See of Tagritum (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Firas Dardar, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Tagritum of the Syriacs and Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Msgr. Emad Ekleemes resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2020.08.15

Palestine Fr. Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syriacs

2020.06.16

Syria Fr. George El-Khoury was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2020.06.13

Syria Archbishop Théophile Philippe Barakat, Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 67

2020.04.15

Palestine Bishop-elect Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan, Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

2020.04.09

Sudan Bishop Clément-Joseph Hannouche, Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Protosyncellus of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan), passed away at 70

2020.03.28

Palestine Fr. Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan, Patriarchal Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine), was elected Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syriacs and Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

Syria Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs and Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs, was elected Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs

2020.03.27

Syria Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs, was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

Syria Msgr. Georges Masri resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

2019.11.20

Palestine Bishop Grégoire Pierre Melki resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

Palestine Fr. Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine)

2019.10.31

Syria Archbishop Denys Antoine Chahda resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

2019.08.30

Iraq Archbishop Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan, Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Adiabene of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2019.07.12

Syria Bishop Youhanna Jihad Battah, Titular Bishop of Phæna and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs, was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Archbishop Denys Antoine Chahda, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo resigned as Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Syria Archbishop Gregorios Elias Tabé resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria)

2019.06.28

Iraq Diocese of Adiabene (Syriac Rite) was established (from Archdiocese of Mossul and without ecclesiastical province) (Iraq)

Iraq Archbishop Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan, Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Adiabene of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2019.06.07

Iraq Fr. Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan was consecrated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2019.03.27

Iraq Fr. Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan, Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2018.04.14

Lebanon Fr. Charles Georges Mrad was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Zorava and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

2018.04.04

Lebanon Patriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad, Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), passed away at 87

2018.02.19

Lebanon Fr. Charles Georges Mrad, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Zorava and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

2017.07.02

Turkiye Msgr. Orhan Abdulahad Çanli was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

Turkiye Msgr. Yusuf Sağ resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Turkiye of the Syriacs (Turkiye)

2017.06.21

Iraq Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Australia of the Syriacs

Syria Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

2016.05.07

Syria Fr. Théophile Philippe Barakat was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2016.04.15

Syria Fr. Théophile Philippe Barakat, Priest of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria)

2016.01.23

Canada Fr. Antoine Nassif was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Serigene

2016.01.07

Canada Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Syriac Rite) was established (from Diocese of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark) (Canada)

Canada Fr. Antoine Nassif, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Serigene and Apostolic Exarch of Canada of the Syriacs (Canada)

2015.08.29

Turkiye Bishop Flaviano Michele Melki, Bishop of Gazireh of the Syriacs (Turkiye), was beatified

2014.01.13

Iraq Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

2014

Iraq Msgr. Emad Ekleemes was appointed as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Eshak Marzena resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2013.10.22

Syria Archbishop Théophile Georges Kassab, Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 68

2013

Sudan Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Sudan (Syriac Rite) was renamed as Territory Dependent on the Patriarch of Sudan and South Sudan (Sudan)

Syria Msgr. Georges Masri was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs

2012.12.03

Lebanon Archbishop Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), passed away at 74

2012.04.07

Syria Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and Patriarch ad personam, passed away at 81

2011.06.29

Iraq Fr. Younan Hano (Qusay Mubarak Abdullah) was appointed as Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2011.05.22

Venezuela Fr. Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Sabrata

2011.05.20

Syria Fr. Youhanna Jihad Battah was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Phæna and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

2011.05.04

Syria Archbishop Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri, Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 94

2011.04.16

Iraq Fr. Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor was consecrated as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Boutros Moshe was consecrated as Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

2011.03.01

Iraq Fr. Ephrem Yousif Abba Mansoor, General Secretary of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church, was elected Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Iraq Archbishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka resigned as Archbishop of Baghdad of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Iraq Fr. Boutros Moshe, Priest of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq), was elected Archbishop of Mossul of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Lebanon Archbishop Flavien Joseph Melki resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Syria Fr. Youhanna Jihad Battah, Priest of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Titular Bishop of Phæna and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Syria Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Venezuela Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela)

Venezuela Fr. Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, Priest of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Titular Bishop of Sabrata and Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela)

2010.06.11

USA Fr. Barnaba Yousif Habash was consecrated as Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States of the Syriacs (USA)

2010.04.12

USA Fr. Barnaba Yousif Habash was elected Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States of the Syriacs (USA)

2009.04.30

Iraq Fr. Firas Dardar was appointed as Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

2009.01.22

Lebanon Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

2009.01.20

Lebanon Bishop Ephrem Joseph Younan, Bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syriacs (USA), was elected Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Syria Archbishop Théophile Georges Kassab resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

2008.02.02

Syria Archbishop Théophile Georges Kassab, Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

2008.01.25

Lebanon Patriarch Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad resigned as Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

2007.06.09

Lebanon Fr. Jules Boutros was appointed as Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon)

Syria Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud resigned as Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

2007.02.21

Lebanon Patriarch Ignace Antoine II Hayek, Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon), passed away at 96

2007.02.16

Syria Archbishop Eustathe Joseph Mounayer, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 81

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Recent Appointments in the Eastern Church

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