Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
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The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ is the Bishop of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church (Syriac: ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܣܽܘ̣ܪܝܳܝܬܳܐ ܬܪܺܝܨܰܬ ܫܽܘ̣ܒ̣ܚܳܐ). He is the Head of the Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the highest authority of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
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Holy See of Antioch | |
Incumbent: Ignatius Aphrem II | |
Location | |
Country | Syria |
Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
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First holder | Peter the Apostle |
Denomination | Syriac Orthodox Church |
Rite | West Syriac Rite |
Established | AD 32 at Antioch |
Cathedral | Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint George |
Language | Syriac |
Patriarch | Ignatius Aphrem II (since 2014) |
The position of the Patriarch of Antioch was established and first held by Peter the Apostle (Syriac: ܫܹܡܥܘܿܢ ܟܹ݁ܐܦ݂ܵܐ Šemʿōn Kēp̄ā).[1][2] He officially oversees the Holy Apostolic See at Antioch (modern-day Antakya, in Turkey), though the Patriarch currently resides in Damascus; the Patriarch fled to Syria during the 1915 Assyrian genocide.
The Patriarchate of Antioch is part of the Patriarchates of the Christian Church as solidified by the Council of Nicaea. He is the Bishop of Antioch, and considered as Primus Inter Pares or First Among the Equals/Bishops of the Diocese of the East.