Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Canada

The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (informally Canada of the Syriacs) is an Apostolic exarchate (Eastern Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syriac Catholic Church sui iuris (West Syriac Rite in Syriac language) covering Canada.

It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

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 (USA). 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

(Syriac Catholic Church)

Extent

It comprises six churches, in five local communities in (southeastern Eastern) Canada :

in Ontario
in Quebec

References
  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnassif.html

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