Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ignace André Akhidjan † (23 Apr 1663 Appointed - 24 Jul 1677 Died)
• Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) † (15 Dec 1783 Appointed - 4 Sep 1800 Died)
• Ignace Michel Zahir (Daher) † (20 Dec 1802 Confirmed - Sep 1810 Resigned)
• Ignace Siméon Zora † (8 Mar 1816 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1818 Resigned)
• Ignatius Petrus Jarweh (Jaroue) † (28 Jan 1828 Confirmed - 16 Oct 1851 Died)
• Ignace Antony Samhiri † (30 Nov 1853 Appointed - 16 Jun 1864 Died)
• Ignazio Filippo Harcus † (6 Aug 1866 Confirmed - 7 Mar 1874 Died)
• Ignace George Chelhot (Scelhot) † (21 Dec 1874 Appointed - 8 Dec 1891 Died)
• Cirillo Benham Benni † (18 May 1894 Appointed - 13 Sep 1897 Died)
• Ignace Denis Ephrem Rahmani (Rahamani) † (28 Nov 1898 Confirmed - 7 May 1929 Died)
• Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni † (15 Jul 1929 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1968 Died)
• Ignace Antoine II Hayek † (20 Mar 1968 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1998 Retired)
• Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud † (20 Oct 1998 Confirmed - 8 Jan 2001 Resigned)
• Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad (20 Feb 2001 Confirmed - 2 Feb 2008 Retired)
• Ignace Joseph III (Ephrem) Younan (22 Jan 2009 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	18,059			53		53	340				24	ap1951

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad (Patriarch: 20 Feb 2001 to 2 Feb 2008)
• Jihad Mtanos Battah (Curial Bishop: 1 Mar 2011)
• Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni (Priest: 17 Oct 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1983 to 1 Jun 1991; Curial Bishop: 16 Sep 2000 to 1 Mar 2011)
• Basile Georges Casmoussa (Curial Bishop: 1 Mar 2011)
• Flavien Joseph Melki (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 1995; Curial Bishop: 1997)
• Gregorios Elias Tabé (Curial Bishop: 1997 to 8 May 1999)
• Ignace Joseph III (Ephrem) Younan (Patriarch: 22 Jan 2009 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ignace André Akhidjan † (Patriarch: 23 Apr 1663 to 24 Jul 1677)
• Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Aug 1986 to 3 Dec 2012)
• Raboula Youssef Bakhache † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 15 Oct 1944 to 1949)
• Cirillo Benham Benni † (Patriarch: 18 May 1894 to 13 Sep 1897)
• Ignace George Chelhot (Scelhot) † (Patriarch: 21 Dec 1874 to 8 Dec 1891)
• Paul Coussa † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Aug 1969 to 27 Jun 1983)
• Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud † (Patriarch: 20 Oct 1998 to 8 Jan 2001)
• Ignace Michel III Djarwé (Jarweh) † (Patriarch: 15 Dec 1783 to 4 Sep 1800)
• Ignazio Filippo Harcus † (Patriarch: 6 Aug 1866 to 7 Mar 1874)
• Ignace Antoine II Hayek † (Patriarch: 20 Mar 1968 to 23 Jul 1998)
• Hanna Hebbé † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1933 to 2 Nov 1957)
• Athanase Paul Hindo † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan 1949 to 5 Aug 1949)
• Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jan 1949 to 15 Oct 1993)
• Ignatius Petrus Jarweh (Jaroue) † (Patriarch: 28 Jan 1828 to 16 Oct 1851)
• Athanase Jules Benham Kalian † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1921 to 6 Aug 1929)
• Clément Ignace Mansourati † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1963 to 11 Aug 1982)
• Flavien Zacharie Melki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 1963 to 20 Nov 1989)
• Eustathe Joseph Mounayer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1971 to 4 Sep 1978; Curial Bishop: 15 May 2001 to 2006)
• Ignace Denis Ephrem Rahmani (Rahamani) † (Patriarch: 28 Nov 1898 to 7 May 1929)
• Ignace Antony Samhiri † (Patriarch: 30 Nov 1853 to 16 Jun 1864)
• Ignace Gabriel I (Théophile) Tappouni † (Patriarch: 15 Jul 1929 to 29 Jan 1968)
• Ignace Michel Zahir (Daher) † (Patriarch: 20 Dec 1802 to Sep 1810)
• Ignace Siméon Zora † (Patriarch: 8 Mar 1816 to 1 Jun 1818)