Melkite Greek Catholic Church - Organization

Organization

The current Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem is Gregory III Laham. The patriarchate is based in the Syrian capital Damascus. In the Arab World, the church has dioceses in:

  • Egypt and Sudan
    • Patriarchal see of Alexandria, looked after by a protosyncellus.
  • Israel
    • Patriarchal see of Jerusalem (a patriarchal vicariate).
    • Archeparchy of St. John of Acre, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee
  • Jordan
    • Archeparchy of Petra, Philadelphia (Amman) and all Transjordan
  • Lebanon
    • Archeparchy of Baalbek
    • Archeparchy of Baniyas and Marjeyoun
    • Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos
    • Archeparchy of Saida and Deir el-Kamar
    • Archeparchy of Tripoli
    • Archeparchy of Tyre
    • Archeparchy of Forzol, and Zahléh and all the Bekaa
  • Syria
    • Patriarchal See of Antioch, now seated in Damascus.
    • Archeparchy of Aleppo
    • Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran (Archeparchy of Khabab)
    • Archeparchy of Homs, Hama and Yabroud
    • Archeparchy of Latakia and the Valley of the Christians

Throughout the rest of the world, the church has dioceses in:

  • Argentina
    • Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina
  • Australia and New Zealand
    • Eparchy of St. Michael's of Sydney
  • Brazil
    • Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo.
  • Canada
    • Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal.
  • Mexico
    • Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México.
  • United States of America
    • Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton
  • Venezuela
    • Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela, Caracas.

The patriarchate is administered by a permanent synod which includes the patriarch and four bishops, the ordinary tribunal of the patriarch for legal affairs, the patriarchal economos who serves as financial administrator, and a chancery. The Melkite Synod of Bishops, composed of all of the Church's bishops, meets each year to consider administrative, theological and issues affecting the entire Church.

There are also several patriarchal organizations with offices and chapters throughout the world. These include the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jeruselem, which promotes religious, cultural, charitable and social works of concern to the Church; the Global Melkite Association, a group which networks eparchies, monasteries, schools and Melkite associations; and Friends of The Holy Land, a lay charitable organization active in the diaspora which provides clothing, medicine and liturgical items for churches and communities in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria.

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