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Syriac Orthodox Church

Portrait of Ignatius Aphrem II Karim
Ignatius Aphrem II Karim (2014-present)

Quick Facts

Tradition
Christianity · Oriental Orthodoxy
Current leader
Ignatius Aphrem II Karim
Leader since
May 29th 2014
Days in office
–

Intro

The Syriac Orthodox Church, officially the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, is an Oriental Orthodox church which originated in the Levant.

Structure

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch originally covered the whole region of the Middle East and India. In recent centuries, its parishioners started to emigrate to other countries all over the world. Today, the Syriac Orthodox Church has several archdioceses and patriarchal vicariates (exarchates) in many countries, covering six continents. The church's members are divided into 26 archdioceses and 13 patriarchal vicariates.

Source(s)

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Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Syriac Orthodox Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Source: Structure section text copied from the Wikipedia article "Syriac Orthodox Church". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.