Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon
Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Syriac Orthodox Church | |
| Incumbent: Chrysostomos Mikhael Chamoun | |
| Style | Archbishop 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The following ecclesiastical properties belong to the archdiocese:
- Church of Saint Jacob of Serugh, Bushriye.[9]
- Church of Saint Ephrem, Tripoli.[8]
- Church of Saint Mary, Bourj Hammoud.[13]
- Church of Saint Gabriel, Ajaltoun.[14]
List of archbishops
[edit | edit source]The following is a list of incumbents of the see:
References
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Citations
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- ^ Wilmshurst (2016), pp. 252, 532.
- ^ Fiey (1993), p. 206; Barsoum (2003), p. 447.
- ^ a b Fiey (1993), p. 275.
- ^ Fiey (1993), p. 188; Barsoum (2003), p. 156.
- ^ Dinno (2017), p. 243.
- ^ a b Chaillot (1998), p. 65.
- ^ a b c d Chaillot (1998), p. 64.
- ^ a b Fiey (1993), p. 228.
- ^ Fiey (1993), p. 284.
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Bibliography
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