The Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch is the only actual residential Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ( Eastern Catholic , Byzantine Rite ). It was formed in 1724 when a portion of the Orthodox Church of Antioch went into communion with Rome, becoming an Eastern Catholic Church , while the rest of the ancient Patriarchate continues in full communion with the rest of the Eastern Orthodox Church .
24-538: Melkite Patriarchate may refer to: Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch historically, any of the Greek Orthodox patriarchates of the East: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem See also [ edit ] Melkite Topics referred to by
48-617: A conspiracy planned by Zionism and some Christians with Zionist orientations and it aims at undermining and giving a bad image of Islam." He further added that media portrayal of the attack the Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad was "a conspiracy against Arabs and the pre-dominantly Muslim Arab world that aims at depicting Arabs and Muslims in Arab countries as terrorist and fundamentalist murderers in order to deny them their rights and especially those of
72-793: A doctoral degree in Oriental Theology from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome following his ordination . He then served as superior of the Holy Savior Major Seminary from 1961 until 1964. In 1962 he founded the magazine Al-Wahdah - Unity in Faith , the first ecumenical magazine to be published in the Arabic language. He also founded several orphanages and trade schools in Lebanon. He
96-399: A lack of separation between religion and government, lack of equality and about a legal system that is based on Islamic law. In December 2010, Laham was quoted by The Lebanon Daily Star as claiming that attacks against Levantine Christians, were part of a "Zionist conspiracy against Islam." Lahham reportedly stated that "All this behavior has nothing to do with Islam... But it is actually
120-732: A line of apostolic succession acknowledged by both Catholic and Orthodox canons. This claim is accepted by the Holy See and is not disputed by the other two Eastern Catholic Churches that also claim descent from the ancient See of Antioch, namely the Maronite Church and the Syriac Catholic Church , which both also have Patriarchs of Antioch. The Patriarch also holds the office of Metropolitan of an empty Ecclesiastical province without an actual suffragan see, actually comprising only his proper Metropolitan Archeparchy of Damascus (of
144-626: A society purely Muslim." Viewing the Near East as Muslim and the West as Christian could mean that "any occasion would be propitious for a new clash of cultures, of civilizations and even of religions -- a destructive clash between the Muslim Arab East and the Christian West," he said. The patriarch called for Christian-Islam dialogue which describes to Muslims "what our fears are," including concern about
168-833: A symbol 'α', those born in Egypt with 'β', and those born in Lebanon with 'γ'. Eparch is equivalent to bishop , and archeparch to archbishop : The following is a list of auxiliary bishops of the episcopate of the See of Antioch: Gates 1. Jaffa 2. Zion 3. Dung 4. Golden 5. Lions 6. Herod 7. Damascus 8. New ( Double, Single, Tanners ' ) Al-Mawazin Gregory III Laham Gregory III Laham , B.S. ( Arabic : غريغوريوس الثالث لحام ; Latin : Gregorius III Lahamus ; born Lutfy Laham , December 15, 1933, in Darayya , Syria ), Emeritus Patriarch of Antioch and All
192-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch's present complete title is Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , incorporating both of the church's other titular patriarchates. Its archiepiscopal see
216-724: Is multilingual, is also the author of several books on Eastern Catholic spirituality and theology . In addition, he served as the Spiritual Protector of the United Obediences (formerly the Paris and Malta Obediences until 2008) of the Order of Saint Lazarus . Gregory III Laham was born Lutfy Laham in Darayya , Syria , on December 15, 1933. He entered the Seminary of the Holy Savior of
240-556: Is the Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady ( Arabic : كاتدرائية سيدة النياح للروم الملكيين في دمشق ) in Damascus , Syria. It was visited by Pope John Paul II in 2001. The Melkite Greek Catholic Church claims to be one of five churches that are continuations of the original See of Antioch . Thus, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church believes it traces its existence back to Saint Peter in
264-708: The Basilian Salvatorian Order near Saida , Lebanon , in 1943. He took his simple religious vows in 1949 and his solemn religious vows in 1954. He received his religious and philosophical education at the Holy Savior Seminary, Joun , Lebanon. He continued his theological studies in Rome , Italy , where he was ordained priest on February 15, 1959 in the Church of the Abbey of Grottaferrata . The future patriarch received
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#1732858322983288-513: The East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem , is the former spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church . He was elected on November 29, 2000, succeeding Patriarch Maximos V Hakim . He retired on May 6, 2017. He took the name Gregory in honor of Patriarch Gregory II Youssef , who was the last member of his religious order, the Basilian Salvatorian Order , to be elected Patriarch. Gregory III, who studied in Rome , Italy , and
312-759: The Melkite Church, met at the patriarchal residence in Raboueh on November 22, 2000 to select a new leader. On November 29 the synod elected Laham patriarch. He chose the name Gregory after the Patriarch Gregory II Youssef , the last member of the Basilian Salvatorian Order to serve as head of the Melkite Church. On December 5, 2000, Pope John Paul II accepted Patriarch Laham's request for ecclesiastical communion. On May 8, 2008, along with other Melkite bishops and archimandrites, Patriarch Laham
336-695: The Melkites) also, in Latin : Damascenus Græcorum Melkitarum (with terms in other relevant languages: Damasco [Curiate Italiano] ; Arabic : دِمَشق , romanized : Dimašq ; and, locally, aš-Šām ). Like the Patriarchate, in Rome it depends only upon the Congregation for the Oriental Churches . During a vacancy in the Patriarchate (such as following the resignation of Gregory III Laham in 2017),
360-752: The Palestinians.” In March 2011 Patriarch Gregory said “we Christians risk demographic extinction and face huge challenges,” calling on league members to “formulate ideas” on how to address the phenomenon. The Palestine-Israel conflict, Lahham said, was the “sole” reason for emigration. In August 2013 Patriarch Gregory gave an appeal to Asia News "We must listen to the Pope's appeal for peace in Syria. If western countries want to create true democracy then they must build it on reconciliation, through dialogue between Christians and Muslims, not with weapons. This attack being planned by
384-973: The Patriarchal Liturgical Commission, he edited the Anthologion , the prayer book or breviary of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and The Book of the Liturgies , an updated compendium of the Divine Liturgy . As secretary of the Ecumenical Commission of the Melkite Patriarchate, he led the dialogue between the Melkite Greek Catholic and the Antiochian Orthodox Churches . Patriarch Maximos resigned in 2000 at age 92 due to failing health. The episcopal synod of
408-658: The Patriarchate the Oriental Library to promulgate the knowledge of Eastern traditions. He initiated a variety of social projects such as repairing churches, opening clinics and building public housing, including a guest house for pilgrims at the Patriarchal Center in Jerusalem. On September 9, 1981 he was named Archeparch by Patriarch Maximos V Hakim and continued his work as Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem as successor to Archeparch Hilarion Capucci . On November 27, 1981 he
432-603: The United States is a criminal act, which will only reap more victims, in addition to the tens of thousands of these two years of war. This will destroy the Arab world's trust in the West" In September 2015, he urged Syrian Christians not to leave the country, despite the ongoing Syrian Civil War , and implored European countries not to encourage their emigration from their homeland. Patriarch Gregory III retired on 6 May 2017. Gregory III Laham speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Italian and Latin. He travels
456-409: The bishop of the permanent synod who is most senior by ordination serves as administrator in chief of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. As of 2014 , it pastorally served three thousand Catholics in eight parishes and one mission with: nine priests (six diocesan, three religious); three deacons; thirty‑three lay religious (three brothers, thirty sisters); and ten seminarians. In continuation of
480-413: The earlier Melkite patriarchates of the ancient sees of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, two titular patriarchates exist. These are however simply titles, vested in the residential Patriarch of Antioch, which also have Catholic residential counterparts: The following is a list of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem. Those Patriarchs who were born in Syria are indicated with
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#1732858322983528-760: Was appointed administrator of the Patriarchal Vicariate of Jerusalem in 1975, in the wake of the Israeli arrest of the Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem, Archbishop Hilarion Capucci of the Aleppin Salvatorian order. Laham founded the Student Fund in Jerusalem to help needy students and in 1978 the Family Assistance Fund to help needy families in the troubled areas of his diocese. In 1967 he founded at
552-424: Was enthroned as the titular archbishop of Tarsus and consecrated Archeparch by patriarch Maximos V Hakim . His co-consecrators were Saba Youakim , Archeparch of Petra and Philadelphia and François Abou Mokh , titular bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melchiti. In 1992 Laham was named Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and in 1998 became Protosyncellus of the same city. Appointed by Patriarch Maximos V as president of
576-616: Was received at the Vatican by Pope Benedict XVI . He repeated this visit on March 15, 2012. The patriarch is an advocate of the Christian communities of the Near and Middle East. speaking at a 2010 synod , he asserted that "among the most dangerous effects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ” is the phenomenon of Christian emigration, "which will make Arab society a society with only one color,
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