Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Syrian) Exarchatus Apostolicus pro fidelibus ritus Antiocheni Syrorum in Venetiola
Location
Country	Venezuela
Ecclesiastical province	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2009) 5,000
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Syriac Catholic Church
Rite	West Syrian Rite
Established	22 June 2001 (15 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Exarch	Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni
Emeritus Bishops	Iwannis Louis Awad

The Syriac Catholic (or Syrian Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is an exarchate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Syrian Catholic Church, a Patriarchal Eastern Catholic church in communion with other Catholic Churches which uses the Antiochian Rite in Syriac language.

The exarchate encompasses the Andean and Amazonian country of Venezuela.

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

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral siria Nuestra Señora de La Asunción (dedicated to the Assumption of Mary), in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

History

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syrian Catholics on 22 June 2001.^[1]^[2]

Denys Antoine Chahda (28 June 2001 - 13 September 2001), later Archeparch (Archbishop) of Aleppo of the Syrians (Syria) (2001.09.13 – ...)
Iwannis Louis Awad (17 May 2003 - retired 1 March 2011), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (2003.05.17 – ...)
Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni (1 March 2011 - ...), Titular Bishop of Sabrata (2011.03.01 – ...)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Venezuela

Province of Barquisimeto	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto Diocese of Acarigua–Araure Diocese of Carora Diocese of Guanare Diocese of San Felipe

Province of Calabozo	Archdiocese of Calabozo Diocese of San Fernando de Apure Diocese of Valle de la Pascua

Province of Caracas	Archdiocese of Caracas Diocese of Guarenas Diocese of La Guaira Diocese of Los Teques

Province of Ciudad Bolívar	Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar Diocese of Ciudad Guayana Diocese of Maturín

Province of Coro	Archdiocese of Coro Diocese of Punto Fijo

Province of Cumaná	Archdiocese of Cumaná Diocese of Barcelona Diocese of Carúpano Diocese of Margarita

Province of Maracaibo	Archdiocese of Maracaibo Diocese of Cabimas Diocese of El Vigía–San Carlos del Zulia Diocese of Guasdualito Diocese of Machiques

Province of Mérida	Archdiocese of Mérida Diocese of Barinas Diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela Diocese of Trujillo

Province of Valencia en Venezuela	Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela Diocese of Maracay Diocese of Puerto Cabello Diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Venezuela Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita

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