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Changes in Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions
in
Syria
Date
Change
Unknown
Patriarchal See
of
Antioch
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
Unknown
Diocese
of
Hama
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
Unknown
Archdiocese
of
Hama
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
Unknown
Diocese
of
Jabrud
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
Unknown
Diocese
of
Nabk
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
40
Diocese
of
Antioch
was established
300
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Damas
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
300
Diocese
of
Philippopolis
was established
325
Diocese
of
Antioch
was promoted as
Patriarchal See
of
Antioch
400
Diocese
of
Aleppe
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
600
Diocese
of
Aleppe
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was promoted as
Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
1000
Diocese
of
Philippopolis
was suppressed
1098
Titular Patriarchal See
of
Antioch
was restored
1527
Archdiocese
of
Damas
(
Maronite Rite
)
was established
1628
Mission “sui iuris”
of
Syria and Cicilia
was established
1633
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Damas
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
1659.01.28
Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
1678
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
1687
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Bosra
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
1700
Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
(
Maronite Rite
)
was established
1710
Diocese
of
Aleppe
(
Armenian Rite
)
was established
1762.06.27
Apostolic Vicariate
of
Aleppe
was established
1790
Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was promoted as
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
1800
Diocese
of
Hama
(
Syrian Rite
)
was united
(as title of
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
)
1800
Diocese
of
Nabk
(
Syrian Rite
)
was united
(as title of
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
)
1817
Mission “sui iuris”
of
Syria and Cicilia
was promoted as
Apostolic Prefecture
of
Syria and Cicilia
1817
Apostolic Vicariate
of
Aleppe
was renamed as
Apostolic Vicariate
of
Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus
1839
Apostolic Vicariate
of
Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus
was renamed as
Apostolic Vicariate
of
Aleppe
(lost territory to establish
Apostolic Prefecture
of
Abyssinia
)
1849.03.04
Archdiocese
of
Hama
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was united
(as title of
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
)
1849.03.04
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
(gained title of
Hama
and
Jabrud
)
1849.03.04
Diocese
of
Jabrud
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was united
(as title of
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Homs
)
1881
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Bosra
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was renamed as
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of
Bosra–Haūrān
1896
Apostolic Prefecture
of
Syria and Cicilia
was demoted as
Mission “sui iuris”
of
Syria and Cicilia
1899.02.03
Diocese
of
Aleppe
(
Armenian Rite
)
was promoted as
Archdiocese
of
Aleppe
1926
Titular Episcopal See
of
Philippopolis
was renamed as
Titular Episcopal See
of
Philippopolis
1928
Diocese
of
Syria
(
Chaldean Rite
)
was established
1933
Titular Episcopal See
of
Philippopolis
was renamed as
Titular Episcopal See
of
Philippopolis in Arabia
1953
Mission “sui iuris”
of
Syria and Cicilia
was suppressed
1954.04.16
Apostolic Administration
of
Lattaquié
(
Maronite Rite
)
was established
1954.06.29
Diocese
of
Kamichlié
(
Armenian Rite
)
was established
(from
Archdiocese
of
Mardin
)
1957.07.03
Diocese
of
Syria
(
Chaldean Rite
)
was renamed as
Diocese
of
Aleppe
1957.07.15
Diocese
of
Hassaké
(
Syrian Rite
)
was established
1961.04.28
Archdiocese
of
Lattaquié
(
Greek-Melkite Rite
)
was established
(from
Diocese
of
Tripoli
)
1964
Titular Patriarchal See
of
Antioch
was suppressed
1964.12.03
Diocese
of
Hassaké
(
Syrian Rite
)
was promoted as
Archdiocese
of
Hassaké–Nisibi
1977
Apostolic Administration
of
Lattaquié
(
Maronite Rite
)
was promoted as
Diocese
of
Lattaquié
1983
Patriarchal Exarchate
of
Syria
(
Armenian Rite
)
was established
1984.11.06
Patriarchal Exarchate
of
Damas
(
Armenian Rite
)
was established
1997
Patriarchal Exarchate
of
Syria
(
Armenian Rite
)
was suppressed
as of 2013.05.02
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