Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is an exarchate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syriac Catholic Church, a Patriarchal Eastern Catholic church in communion with other Catholic Churches which uses the Antiochian Rite in Syriac language.

Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syriac)

Exarchatus Apostolicus pro fidelibus ritus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola
Location
CountryVenezuela
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2009)
5,000
Parishes11
Information
DenominationSyriac Catholic Church
RiteWest Syriac Rite
Established22 June 2001 (19 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ExarchTimoteo Hikmat Beylouni
Bishops emeritusIwannis Louis Awad

The exarchate encompasses the Andean and Amazonian country of Venezuela.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral siria Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (dedicated to the Assumption of Mary), in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

History

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syriac Catholics on 22 June 2001.[1][2]

Ordinaries
  • Denys Antoine Chahda (28 June 2001 – 13 September 2001), later Archeparch (Archbishop) of Aleppo of the Syriacs (Syria) (2001.09.13 – ...)
  • Iwannis Louis Awad (17 May 2003 – retired 1 March 2011), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (2003.05.17 – ...)
  • Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (1 March 2011 – ...), Titular Bishop of Sabrata (2011.03.01 – ...)

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Venezuela

References
  1. "Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  2. "Syrian Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-19.


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