Patriarch

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The Patriarch is the supreme spiritual and administrative head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, leading its bishops, clergy, and faithful worldwide.

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Patriarch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
ecclesiastical office
leadership position in Christianity
patriarchate
alsoKnownAs Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
surface form: Syriac Orthodox Patriarch

Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
appointedBy Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church
associatedWithLanguage Syriac
surface form: Classical Syriac
associatedWithRegion Middle East
belongsToCommunion family of Oriental Orthodox Churches
currentHolder Ignatius Aphrem II
currentResidence Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarchal Residence, Bab Touma, Damascus, Syria
Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Center, Atchaneh, Lebanon
ecclesiasticalRank patriarch
electedBy Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church
firstHolder Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter according to Syriac Orthodox tradition
hasAuthorityOver Syriac Orthodox faithful in India
Syriac Orthodox faithful in the Middle East
Syriac Orthodox faithful in the diaspora
hasJurisdictionOver bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church
clergy of the Syriac Orthodox Church
faithful of the Syriac Orthodox Church worldwide
historicalContinuityClaim continuation of the ancient See of Antioch
honorificPrefix His Holiness
isHeadOf Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church
isPrimateOf Syriac Orthodox Church
liturgicalLanguage Syriac
officeStartDate 2014
oversees Syriac Orthodox dioceses
surface form: Syriac Orthodox Archdioceses

Syriac Orthodox dioceses
surface form: Syriac Orthodox Dioceses

Syriac Orthodox monasteries
Syriac Orthodox seminaries
primaryRite West Syriac liturgical tradition
surface form: West Syriac Rite
religiousOrder Syriac Orthodox Church
religiousTradition Oriental Orthodoxy
Syriac Orthodox Church
responsibleFor consecration of bishops
convening the Holy Synod
maintaining doctrinal orthodoxy in the Syriac Orthodox Church
preserving Syriac liturgical tradition
promulgation of church canons
representing the Syriac Orthodox Church in ecumenical relations
seat Moran Mor Ignatius Elias III
surface form: Moran Mor Ignatius Patriarchal See of Antioch and All the East
style Moran Mor Ignatius Elias III
surface form: Moran Mor Ignatius
succession apostolic succession from Saint Peter according to Syriac Orthodox tradition
termLength life tenure
titleHolderOf supreme administrative head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
supreme spiritual head of the Syriac Orthodox Church
traditionalSee Antioch

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