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Indeed, the Christian population in the original territories of the Antiochene patriarchs has been all but eliminated by assimilation and expulsion, with the region's current Christians forming a small minority. The question of Al-Zehlaoui owing the Archdiocese between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 was raised with the Vicar, and whether Al-Zehlaoui could be legally compelled to reimburse it. Several churches have attacked and destroyed, and many Christians have been expelled by rebels and become refugees. For example, they have a comprehensive document about family life. As recommended in the Agreement of 1990, the Antiochian (Eastern) Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV formally met with the Syriac (Oriental) Orthodox Patriarch, Ignatius Zakka I, on July 22, 1991. The archdiocese with the largest area is Australia and New Zealand. The first official and complete hymnal according to the rite of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. You have all heard of the famous Rothschild family of bankers, who were as much famous for their great wealth as for their great charitableness. The meetings officially opened following a liturgy celebrating the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. In reality, few people trust the Holy Synod, few respect them, and we all know they operate and will continue to operate in secrecy. The allegations against Al-Zehlaoui, far from being referred to the Holy Synod in Syria for adjudication when first reported to Englewood by the victims husband years ago, were swept under the carpet. The current Patriarch of Antioch is His Beatitude, [John X (Yazigi), who was elected on December 17, 2012. The participants assembled 200 food and hygiene kits to be distributed by FOCUS North America to those in need. Do keep us in your prayers, as we keep you in our hearts and prayers. [3] His resignation was effective immediately, and on September 23, 2022, Patriarch John X announced his replacement with a temporary operating committee until a new Metropolitan Archbishop of America is elected.[4]. He seems to have been instrumental in organizing the successful resistance to the Greek . He was preceded by Metropolitan Philip Saliba. After nearly two centuries of Crusader rule, the Egyptian Mamelukes seized Antioch in 1268, and the Orthodox patriarch, Theodosius IV, was able to return to the region. This is the current Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East which is considered by the other bishops of the Orthodox Church to be the sole legitimate heir to the see of Antioch. The Hierarchs discussed the white paper and asked the working group, as a next step, to formulate recommended agreements and rubrics to be presented at the next Assembly meeting. In America, we have some loud voices teaching against the Synods unanimous decisions, and it needs to stop as its severely hurting the Church. We remind our readers of the infamous case of Bishop Demetri Matta Khoury to demonstrate a pattern of utter disregard for the safety of its faithful from the sexual misconduct and criminality of Antiochian bishops. Subsequently, he was ordained to the priesthood by Patriarch Ignatius IV, at St. Mary Cathedral in Damascus in December, 1980. After the First Crusade, the Catholic Church began appointing a Latin Church patriarch of Antioch, though this became strictly titular after the Fall of Antioch in 1268, and was abolished completely in 1964. This brief report consists of a compilation of notes provided to Orthodoxy in Dialogue by various clergymen and laypersons of the Antiochian Archdiocese who . Major figures associated with the origin of the Antiochian school include Lucian of Antioch and Paul of Samosata, but its real formation was found with writers such as Diodore of Tarsus, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Nestorius, and Theodoret of Cyrrhus. This page has been accessed 71,569 times. At Anba Bishoy in Egypt and at Chambesy in Switzerland, plenary talks were held resulting in agreements in 1989, 1990 and 1993. Our sources report that, in his meetings with parishes and deaneries and at the Convention, Metropolitan Antonios demonstrated a remarkable talent for saying what his audience wanted to hear about Al-Zehlaoui: to some, he suggested that Al-Zehlaoui was guilty and would never again be permitted to exercise any form of ministry; to others, he portrayed Al-Zehlaoui as an innocent martyr who retired honourably. One clergyman said of the Vicars willingness to play both sides, This was the most disgusting part to me. Yet perhaps nowhere is the Antiochian Churchs failure in this matter more glaring than in its refusal to reach out and make amends with Al-Zehlaouis victim and accuser. The current patriarchs of Antioch are listed below in order of their accession to the post, from earliest to most recent. List of Primates (bishops and patriarchs) of Antioch The Syriac Hymnal, Syriac Music Institute, 2019. The most recent patriarch was His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and all the East, elected in 1979. They have zero similarities besides mere externals (being bishops from the Middle East). His Beatitude and the holy synod of Antioch were enthusiastic for the Church of Antioch to participate in general talks between representatives of all the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Joseph G. Al-Zehlaoui or Joseph Zehlaoui (in Arabic ) was born on November 2, 1950, in Damascus, Syria to Georgi and Mathil (Baghdan) Al-Zehlaoui. Although elements in a number of the Eastern Orthodox Churches have criticized the apparent consensus reached by the representatives at Anba Bishoy and Chambesy, the patriarch and holy synod of the Antiochian Orthodox Church welcomed the agreements as positive moves towards a sharing in the Love of God, and a rejection of the hatred of insubstantial division. Two speakers at the Convention, unsympathetic to Orthodoxy in Dialogue, noted that we would continue to gain traffic by our reporting if the Patriarchate and the Archdiocese failed to adopt greater transparency in this and other matters. Despite whatever limitations our new Metropolitan may have (I say this only because I dont know him well, and we all have limitations), he is clearly an authentic Christian. It is composed of members of the synod and of lay representatives. The territory that came to be associated with the bishop of Antioch was that of the Roman Diocese of the East (a diocese was originally an imperial governmental division before it became an ecclesiastical one). Of these, only the Archdiocese of North America has constituent dioceses. List of Primates (bishops and patriarchs) of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East: Historical Overview, Primates of the Apostolic See of Antioch (Orthodox Succession), Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, List of Patriarchs of Antioch (Wikipedia), https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=List_of_Patriarchs_of_Antioch&oldid=125256. They were essentially accountable to no one. Orthodoxy in Dialogue seeks to promote the free exchange of ideas by offering a wide range of perspectives on an unlimited variety of topics. Patriarch Ignatius remained on the Patriarchal throne until his death in 2012. The issue came to a head in 512, when a synod was convened in Sidon by the non-Chalcedonians, which resulted in Flavian II (a Chalcedonian) being replaced as Patriarch by Severus (a non-Chalcedonian). This is what we pray and work for day and night. This split, however, was then most likely known only within higher clerics who either gave it little importance or expected it to be overcome soon.[5]. one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, St. John of Damascus Patriarchal Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon), Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania, Diocese of New York and Washington, DC (Antiochian), Diocese of Los Angeles and the West (Antiochian), Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic (Antiochian), Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest (Antiochian), Diocese of Miami and the Southeast (Antiochian), Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York (Antiochian), Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest (Antiochian), Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America (Antiochian), Diocese of Worcester and New England (Antiochian), Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile, Metropolis of Beroea (Aleppo) and Alexandretta, Metropolis of Beirut and Exarchate of Phoenicia, Metropolis of Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Druze, Metropolis of Mount Lebanon, Byblos and Botrys, Metropolis of Seleucia (Zahle) and Heliopolis (Baalbek), Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches of Orthodoxy, Eastern Christian Churches: The Patriarchate of Antioch, The Spiritual Tradition of the Antioch Patriarchate, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazil, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and all Argentina, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western and Central Europe, Antiochian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, Balamand Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Tripoli, Lebanon), Hamatoura The Holy Mountain of The Theotokos (Amyoun El-Koura,Wadi Kadeesha-North Lebanon), St. George Al-Humayrah Patriarchal Monastery (Homs, Syria), Holy Patriarchal Convent of Our Lady of Saydnaya (Syria), https://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=Church_of_Antioch&oldid=129956, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, parts of Turkey, United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Great Britain, Western Europe, His Eminence Elias, Metropolitan of Tyre-Sydon and Coastal Phoenicia, His Eminence George, Metropolitan of Emesa and Lebanese Phoenicia, His Eminence Damaskinos, Metropolitan of So Paulo and All Brazil, His Eminence Basilios, Metropolitan of Arcadia and Mount Lebanon, His Eminence Savvas, Metropolitan of Bostra and All Arabia Petrea, His Eminence Ghattas, Metropolitan of Baghdad-Kuwait and All Mesopotamia, His Eminence Paul, Metropolitan of Amida and All Mesopotamia and Armenia Quarta, His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of Byblos-Botrys and Mount Lebanon, His Eminence Isaac, Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Epiphania and Syria Secunda, His Eminence Ignatios, Metropolitan of Mexico and All Central America, His Eminence Athanasios, Metropolitan of Laodicea and All Theodorias, His Eminence Ignatios, Metropolitan of France and Western and Southern Europe, His Eminence Ephraim, Metropolitan of Beroea-Alexandretta and Syria Prima, His Eminence Silouan, Metropolitan of Britain-Ireland, His Eminence Anthony, Metropolitan of Heliopolis-Seleucia and Syria Secunda, His Eminence James, Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and All Argentina, His Eminence Niphon, Metropolitan of Philippopolis, His Grace Constantine, Bishop of Chrysopolis, His Grace Gregory, Bishop of the Emirates. The Secret of A Fortune. He then emigrated to England in 1863 to become professor of German at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he also undertook studies of the Church of England and Orthodoxy. Thirty Hierarchs participated in the meeting chaired by Archbishop Elpidophoros. In addition to the synod itself, a general conciliar body meets twice a year to see to the financial, educational, judicial, and administrative matters of the patriarchate. Earlier, we pointed out that all Orthodox jurisdictions are beset with shortcomings. Sign up for email notifications in the upper right column of this page. The allegations against Al-Zehlaoui, far from being referred to the Holy Synod in Syria for adjudication, Even so, Patriarch John and the Holy Synod failed to deal with Al-Zehlaoui properly, allowing him to retire and to publish a nauseatingly self-canonizing, We remind our readers that the Vicar seems more concerned about the. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened in Los Angeles, California from January 28-31st for its 12th Meeting. From 518, on the death of Flavian and the appointment of his successor, the Chalcedonian Church became known as the Byzantines' (Rm) Church of Antioch. We have already seen that Antiochs institutional church is more concerned to protect itself from legal jeopardy than to offer pastoral care to the victims of its abuse. His hierarchy served the largest number of Christians in the known world at that time. Secondly: The procedural order to follow. Metropolitan Antonios appeared to agree with the facts of this case. Contents 1 Life 1.1 Early years 1.2 Priesthood 1.3 Episcopacy 2 External links Life Early years such policies actually exist for the Antiochian Archdiocese, the exemption of its bishops from contemporary sexual misconduct protocols is horrifying. 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