Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Canada


The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (informally Canada of the Syriacs) is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic exarchate of the Catholic Church in Canada.

Apostolic Exarchate of Canada
Location
CountryCanada
Statistics
Parishes6
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSyriac Catholic Church
RiteWest Syriac Rite
Established7 January 2016
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchAntoine Nassif

It is exempt directly to the Holy See (specifically the Congregation for the Oriental Churches), and not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

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Established on 7 January 2016 as Apostolic Exarchate of Canada, on territory split off from the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark in the United States. On the same day, Antoine Nassif was appointed eparch-elect and titular bishop of Serigene. He was ordained as bishop on 23 January 2016.[1]

Apostolic exarchs

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(Syriac Catholic Church)

Extent

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It comprises six churches, in five local communities in Ontario and Quebec:

in Ontario
in Quebec

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Paul Antoine Nassif [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
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45°32′29″N 73°43′47″W / 45.5413°N 73.7296°W / 45.5413; -73.7296