Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon

Syriac Orthodox Church
Incumbent:
Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun
StyleArchbishop His Eminence

The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli is a nominally Metropolitan Archeparchy of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Lebanon. It serves Mount Lebanon, Tripoli, and the South Governorate.[1] The incumbent metropolitan of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli is Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun.[2]

History

Ishoʿ, bishop of Tripoli, also known as Bar Parson of Edessa, is mentioned in c. 1252 in the Ecclesiastical Chronicle of Barhebraeus.[3] Philoxenus George ibn Qaraman was metropolitan of Hardine, Hama, and Tripoli in 1483–1504.[4] Tripoli is also attested as a diocese under Patriarch Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (r. 1494–1509) with the bishops Philoxenus George and Cyril.[5] Tripoli was included in the title of Gregorius Joseph Kurdji, metropolitan of Jerusalem in 1510–1537, and John of Karkar, metropolitan of Jerusalem (d. 1587).[6] Balamand Monastery was reportedly Syriac Orthodox until 1603.[5]

In the aftermath of the Sayfo, most of the Syriac Orthodox Christians at Adana took refuge at Tripoli in 1919.[7] The Church of Saint Ephrem at Tripoli was built in 1958.[8] The archdiocese was created in 1973 by Patriarch Ignatius Ya'qub III.[9][a] It was carved out of the Archdiocese of Beirut.[11] The Church of Saint Jacob of Serugh at Bushriye was built with episcopal offices by Theophilus George Saliba, metropolitan of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli, in 1983.[9] By 1998, most of the Syriac Orthodox Christians in Lebanon lived in the archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli.[9] The archdiocese had 5 clergy in 2005, including 4 at Bushriye and 1 at Tripoli.[12]

Ecclesiastical properties

The following ecclesiastical properties belong to the archdiocese:

List of archbishops

The following is a list of incumbents of the see:

  • Theophilus George Saliba (1981–2023)[10][15]
  • Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun (2023–present)[16]

References

Notes

  1. ^ According to Fiey, the archdiocese was established in 1980.[10]

Citations

  1. ^ "Constitution of the Syriac Orthodox Church". Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch: Archdiocese of the Western United States. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun". Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch: Archdiocese of the Western United States. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ Wilmshurst (2016), pp. 252, 532.
  4. ^ Fiey (1993), p. 206; Barsoum (2003), p. 447.
  5. ^ a b Fiey (1993), p. 275.
  6. ^ Fiey (1993), p. 188; Barsoum (2003), p. 156.
  7. ^ Dinno (2017), p. 243.
  8. ^ a b Chaillot (1998), p. 65.
  9. ^ a b c d Chaillot (1998), p. 64.
  10. ^ a b Fiey (1993), p. 228.
  11. ^ Fiey (1993), p. 284.
  12. ^ "The Syriac Orthodox Church Today". Syriac Orthodox Resources. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Holy Qurobo for the Feast of Virgin Mary for the blessing of the crops and Inauguration of Virgin Mary Church after Renovation". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  14. ^ "His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Celebrates the Holy Qurobo on the Occasion of the Feast of the Transfiguration at Mor Gabriel Church in Ajaltoun, Lebanon". The Middle East Council of Churches. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli announces his retirement". SyriacPress. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Installation of His Eminence Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

Bibliography

allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_Orthodox_Archdiocese_of_Mount_Lebanon