Archdiocese of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)

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Bishop(s) Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S., Patriarch Michel Abrass, B.A., Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P., Auxiliary Bishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A., Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Jules Zerey, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Antaki, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Salim Ghazal, B.S., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Rite: Melkite Country: Syrian Arab Republic

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cyril VI Tanas † ( 1724 Appointed - 1759 Died)
• Maximos II Hakim † (19 Jul 1759 Appointed - 1 Aug 1760 Died)
• Théodose Dahan † (24 Dec 1761 Appointed - 10 Apr 1788 Died)
• Athanase IV Jaouhar † ( 1788 Appointed - 1794 Died)
• Cyril VII Siage † ( 1794 Appointed - 1796 Died)
• Agapios III Matar † ( 1796 Appointed - 1812 Died)
• Ignace IV Sarrouf † ( 1812 Appointed - 1812 Died)
• Athanase IV Matar † ( 1813 Appointed - 1813 Died)
• Macaire IV Tawil, B.S. † (28 Nov 1813 Appointed - 3 Dec 1815 Died)
• Ignace V Cattan (Qattan) † (28 Jun 1816 Appointed - 13 Mar 1839 Died)
• Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (24 Mar 1833 Appointed - 11 Aug 1855 Died)
• Clément Bahous † ( 1856 Appointed - 1864 Resigned)
• Grégoire II Youssef † (28 Mar 1865 Appointed - 1897 Died)
• Peter IV Géraigiry † (24 Feb 1898 Appointed - 1902 Died)
• Cyrille VIII Geha † (29 Jun 1902 Appointed - 11 Jan 1916 Died)
• Dimitros I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (6 Apr 1919 Appointed - 25 Oct 1925 Died)
• Cyril IX Mogabgab † (8 Dec 1925 Appointed - 8 Sep 1947 Died)
• Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (30 Oct 1947 Appointed - 5 Nov 1967 Died)
• Maximos V (George) Hakim † (22 Nov 1967 Appointed - 22 Nov 2000 Retired)
• Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (29 Nov 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

information not available at this time

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	12,800	500,000	2.6%	18	8	26	492				15	ap1951
1970	20,000	1,000,000	2.0%	20	3	23	869		3	15	15	ap1971

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michel Abrass, B.A. (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 2006)
• Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P. (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 2001)
• Paul Antaki (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 9 Sep 1968 to 21 Jun 2001)
• Hilarion Capucci, B.A. (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 30 Jul 1965)
• Salim Ghazal, B.S. (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 2001 to 14 Apr 2005)
• Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (Patriarch: 29 Nov 2000 - )
• Joseph Jules Zerey (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François Abou Mokh, B.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1978 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Clément Bahous † (Patriarch: 1856 to 1864)
• Dimitros I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (Patriarch: 6 Apr 1919 to 25 Oct 1925)
• Ignace V Cattan (Qattan) † (Patriarch: 28 Jun 1816 to 13 Mar 1839)
• Théodose Dahan † (Patriarch: 24 Dec 1761 to 10 Apr 1788)
• Néophytos Edelby, B.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1961 to 6 Mar 1968)
• Cyrille VIII Geha † (Patriarch: 29 Jun 1902 to 11 Jan 1916)
• Peter IV Géraigiry † (Patriarch: 24 Feb 1898 to 1902)
• Nicolas Hajj, S.D.S. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 30 Jul 1965 to 3 Nov 1984)
• Maximos II Hakim † (Patriarch: 19 Jul 1759 to 1 Aug 1760)
• Maximos V (George) Hakim † (Patriarch: 22 Nov 1967 to 22 Nov 2000)
• Athanase IV Jaouhar † (Patriarch: 1788 to 1794)
• Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Dec 1926 to 11 Mar 1965)
• Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 19 Aug 1980 to 17 Oct 2002)
• Agapios III Matar † (Patriarch: 1796 to 1812)
• Athanase IV Matar † (Patriarch: 1813 to 1813)
• Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (Patriarch: 24 Mar 1833 to 11 Aug 1855)
• Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1943 to 1969)
• Cyril IX Mogabgab † (Patriarch: 8 Dec 1925 to 8 Sep 1947)
• Elias Nijmé, B.A. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 16 Aug 1971 to 7 Feb 1978)
• Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1968 to 27 Feb 1988)
• Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (Patriarch: 30 Oct 1947 to 5 Nov 1967)
• Ignace IV Sarrouf † (Patriarch: 1812 to 1812)
• Cyril VII Siage † (Patriarch: 1794 to 1796)
• Cyril VI Tanas † (Patriarch: 1724 to 1759)
• Macaire IV Tawil, B.S. † (Patriarch: 28 Nov 1813 to 3 Dec 1815)
• Saba Youakim, B.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1968 to 15 Oct 1970)
• Grégoire II Youssef † (Patriarch: 28 Mar 1865 to 1897)
• Elias Zoghbi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Aug 1954 to 9 Sep 1968)