COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN SYRIA 

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Surface	185.180 sq.km
Population	14.190.000 inhabitants
Language	Arabic
Ethnics	Sunnite, Kurdish and other groups
Religion	Islam (90%), Christians (10%)
Capital	Damascus (1.326.000 inhabitants)
Government	Republic, Military Regime, Chief of State: Hafez Al - Assad
Economy	PIL 81.7 billion $ - Inflation 16,3% - PIL pro-capital 5.700$ - Commercial partners: United Nations; United Arab Emirates, Arab countries
Catholic Church	295.000 (2,08%) Catholics, 18 Dioceses; 234 Parishes; 1 Patriarch; 22 Bishops; 227 Priests; 19 Brothers; 401 Nuns, 83 Seminaries.
Rite	Maronite, Greek Melkite, Syriac, Armenian, Latin, Chaldean

 
 

H. E. The Apostolic Nuncio  Mgr. Pierre Jécomo di Nicolo   Apostolic Nuncio   Rue Nasr N. 82.   P.O. Box. 2271   Damas
THE BISHOPS OF THE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH	a
His Beatitude Mgr. Maximos V Hakim    President of the Council of Patriarchs of Antioch and all the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem  for the Greek Catholics  Bab-Charki   B.P. 22249	Mgr. Ibrahim Nehme   Metropolitan of Homs, Hama and Yabroud and neighboring area of the Greek Catholics  Diocese of the Greek Catholics   Rue al-Bahri, Bustan Addiwan   B.P. 1525   Homs
Mgr. François Abou-Mokh   Vicar and Auxilliary Patriarchal of Greek Catholics in Damas  Patriarchate of  Greek Catholics   Bab-Charki   B.P. 22249   Damas	Mgr. Boulos Bokhosh   Metropolitan of Basri, Horan and Jabal al-Arab of Greek Catholics  Diocese of Greek Catholics   Khabab-Horan
Mgr. Isidor Battikha   Patriarchal Vicaire of Damas   Patriarchate of Greek Catholics   Bab-Charki   B.P. 22249   Damas	Mgr. Michel Yatim   Retired Bishop  Former Archbishop of Lattakieh of Greek Catholics   Diocese of Greek Catholics  B.P. 146   Aleppo
Mgr. Youhanna Jeanbart   Metropolitan of Aleppo, Qorosh, of Slouqia   and neighboring areas of Greek Catholics   Diocese of Greek Catholics  B. P. 146   Aleppo	Mgr. Fares Makaroun   Archbishop of Lattakieh of Greek Catholics  Diocese of Greek Catholics  Rue al-Moutanabbi   B. P. 151   Lattakieh
THE CATHOLIC SYRIAN BISHOPS	a
Mgr. Joseph Mounayar   Archbishop of Damas for the  Syrian Catholics Diocese of Syrian Catholics   Bab-Charki   B. P. 2129   Damas	Mgr. Antoine Baylouni   Archbishop of Aleppo and neighboring areas for the Syrian Catholics   Diocese of  Syrian Catholics   Near Hospital Salloum - Nyal   Aleppo
Mgr. Bassilios Moussa Daoud   Archbishop of Homs, Hama and Nabak of Syrian Catholics  Diocese of  Syrian Catholics   B. P. 368   Homs	Mgr. Georges Hafouri   Former Bishop of Hassakeh   Diocese of  Syrian Catholics   Bab-Charki   B.P.  2129   Damas
Mgr. Bahnan Hendou   Archbishop of Hassakeh of Syrian Catholics   Diocese of  Syrian Catholics   B. P. 6   Hassakeh	a
THE BISHOPS OF THE ARMENIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH	aa
Mgr. Boutros Marayati   Archbishop of Aleppo and neighboring areas for the Armenian Catholics   Patriarchal Vicar of the Diocese of Jazireh and the Euphrat for the Armenian Catholics   Diocese of the Armenian Catholics  B. P. 97   Aleppo	Mgr. Joseph Arnaouti   Exarch Patriarchal  Patriarchal Vicar of the Armenian Catholics    Armenian Catholic Patriarchal   Bab - Touma   Avenue Bakri   Damas
THE BISHOPS OF THE MARONITE CHURCH	a
Mgr. Antoun Hamid Mourani   Maronite Archbishop of Damas   Maronite Diocese  Bab-Touma   Damas	Mgr. Youssef Anis Abi-Aad   Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo  Maronite Diocese   B. P. 203   Aleppo
Mgr.  Antoun Tarabay   Maronite Archbishop of Lattakieh  Maronite Diocese  B. P. 161   Lattakieh	a
BISHOPS OF THE CHALDEAN CHURCH	a
Mgr.  Antoine Odo   Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo and neighboring   Chaldean Diocese  Slaimanyeh   Aleppo	a
BISHOP OF THE LATIN CHURCH	aa
Mgr.  Armand Portolozo   Apostolic Delegate for the Latin and Syrian Church   Latin Diocese  B. P. 327   Aleppo	aa
SECRETARY  Archmandrite Nicolas Sawaf   Diocese of the Greek Catholics   B. P. 146   Aleppo   Tel: (021) 213218 - 212514	a