Syriac Catholic Church

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The Syriac Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the West Syriac tradition that is in full communion with the Pope and preserves its own distinct liturgy, hierarchy, and spiritual heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
christology Chalcedonian
clericalCelibacyDiscipline married and celibate clergy (according to Eastern discipline)
communionHead Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope
communionType full communion
communionWith Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Pope of Rome
linked to: Pope
communionWithOtherEasternCatholics yes
currentPatriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan
episcopalStructure synod of bishops
followsCodeOf Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
formalPatriarchateEstablished 1783
governingBody Holy Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church
hasDiasporaCommunitiesIn Australia
Europe
North America
South America
headTitle Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs
liturgicalFamily Antiochian liturgical tradition
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
Syriac
other local languages
originatesFrom Syriac Orthodox Church tradition
patriarchalCathedralLocation Beirut
patriarchalChurch yes
patriarchalSee Antioch
preservesOwnCanonLaw yes
preservesOwnHierarchy yes
primaryFaithfulEthnicity Arab Christians
Aramean
linked to: Arameans

Assyrian
Syriac Christians
linked to: Syriacs
primaryLiturgyLanguage Syriac
primaryTerritory Holy Land
Iraq
Lebanon
Middle East
Syria
Turkey
recognizesPapalPrimacy yes
sharesTraditionWith Maronite Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
spiritualHeritage Syriac Christian tradition
suiIurisStatus yes
theology Catholic theology
tradition West Syriac Rite
unionWithRomeRestored 17th century
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (with some traditional usages)
usesLiturgy West Syriac liturgy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Syriac Catholic Church
Syriac usedIn Syriac Catholic Church
Syriac liturgicalLanguageOf Syriac Catholic Church
Assyrians religiousDenomination Syriac Catholic Church
Syriac Rite isUsedBy Syriac Catholic Church
Jacob of Serugh veneratedIn Syriac Catholic Church
Sūrāyē religiousAffiliationCommon Syriac Catholic Church
Peshitta usedBy Syriac Catholic Church
Turoyo religiousCommunity Syriac Catholic Church
Latin Patriarchate of Antioch seeAlso Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church
Isaac of Nineveh veneratedIn Syriac Catholic Church
Patriarchate of Antioch hasSuccessorChurch Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church
Syriac alphabet usedByCommunity Syriac Catholic Church
Nineveh Plains ethnicCommunity Syriac Catholics
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church
Syriacs religiousAffiliation Syriac Catholic Church
sui iuris Church hasExample Syriac Catholic Church
Syriac Churches includesChurch Syriac Catholic Church
Suret associatedWithChurch Syriac Catholic Church
Sureth religiousCommunity Syriac Catholic Church
West Syriac script usedBy Syriac Catholic Church
Palestinian Christians religiousDenomination Syriac Catholic Church
Serto script usedBy Syriac Catholic Church
Patriarch of Antioch titleUsedBy Syriac Catholic Church
West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil usedInChurch Syriac Catholic Church
Christian Arabs religion Syriac Catholic Church
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs associatedPeople Syriac Catholics
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church
Ignatius Joseph III Younan religion Syriac Catholic Church
Ignatius Joseph III Younan church Syriac Catholic Church
Ignatius Joseph III Younan leads Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church
Holy Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church partOf Syriac Catholic Church
Holy Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church oversees Syriac Catholic archeparchies
linked to: Syriac Catholic Church