Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus

Archeparchy of Damascus

Archidioecesis Damascena Syrorum
Location
CountrySyria
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
14,000
Parishes5
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyriac Catholic Church
RiteWest Syriac Rite
Established1633
CathedralSyriac Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul
Secular priests7
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchIgnatius Joseph III Younan
ArcheparchYouhanna Jihad Battah
Website
dasycach.com

The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Syria. While a metropolitan see, the Archeparchy of Damascus is without suffragans and is exempt directly to the Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. It has its cathedral in the archepiscopal see and Syrian national capital Damascus.