Melkite Greek Catholic

E36938

Byzantine Rite Church Eastern Catholic Church Sui iuris particular church

Melkite Greek Catholic refers to members of an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite, historically rooted in the Middle East and in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Melkite Greek Catholic Church	41
Melkite Church	2
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch	2
Greek Catholic (Melkite) Christians	1
Melkite	1
Melkite Christian	1
Melkite Greek Catholic canonical	1
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem	1
Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies	1
Melkite Greek Catholics	1
Melkite Rite	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine Rite Church ⓘ Eastern Catholic Church ⓘ Sui iuris particular church ⓘ
canonicalStatus	inFullCommunionWithHolySee ⓘ
christology	Chalcedonian ⓘ
clericalCelibacyDiscipline	marriedPriestsPermitted ⓘ
communionDeclared	Council of Florence ⓘ
communionWith	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
currentPatriarch	Youssef Absi ⓘ
diasporaPresenceCountry	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecclesiology	Eastern Catholic ecclesiology ⓘ
estimatedFaithful	over 1 million ⓘ
fullCommunionReaffirmed	18th century ⓘ
governingBody	Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Damascus ⓘ
historicalCenter	Alexandria ⓘ Antioch ⓘ Damascus ⓘ
liturgicalMusicTradition	Byzantine chant ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
majorPresenceCountry	Egypt ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ
monasticTradition	Basilian Aleppian Order ⓘ Basilian Chouerite Order ⓘ Basilian Salvatorian Order ⓘ
originRegion	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
patriarchalSee	Patriarchate of Antioch ⓘ
patriarchalTitle	Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of Alexandria Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ Patriarch of Jerusalem ⓘ
primaryLiturgyLanguage	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
primarySpiritualHeritage	Antiochene tradition ⓘ
primaryTheologicalTradition	Byzantine theology ⓘ
recognizesPopeAs	Pope ⓘ surface form: Bishop of Rome Pope ⓘ surface form: Supreme Pontiff
selfDesignation	Melkite Greek Catholic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Melkite Greek Catholic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem
separatedFrom	Antiochian Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
sharesHeritageWith	Antiochian Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
unionEvent	Synod of 1724 ⓘ
usesGregorianCalendar	true ⓘ
usesIconostasis	true ⓘ
usesJulianCalendar	inSomeCommunities ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lebanese American → religion → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

Eastern Catholic Churches → hasMajorChurch → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Dormition Fast → observedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Cherubic Hymn → usedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Pentecostarion → usedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic → selfDesignation → Melkite Greek Catholic self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic → selfDesignation → Melkite Greek Catholic self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem

Eastern Christianity → includes → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Georgian Catholic Church → sharesCommunionWith → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Greek Byzantine Catholic Church → hasEcclesiasticalCommunionWith → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

John of Damascus → church → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Church

Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem → religiousCommunity → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholics

Catholic Church in the United States → hasRite → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Rite

Latin Patriarchate of Antioch → seeAlso → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch

Byzantine liturgical calendar → usedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Patriarchate of Antioch → hasSuccessorChurch → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch

Arab Christian community of Nazareth → hasDenomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → headOf → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → churchSuiIuris → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Youssef Absi → religion → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Youssef Absi → church → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Youssef Absi → spiritualLeaderOf → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Youssef Absi → headOf → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Synod of 1724 → hasDenominationalContext → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Synod of 1724 → isAssociatedWith → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church → denomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church → hasAuthorityOver → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies

Basilian Salvatorian Order → church → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Salvatorian Order → denomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Salvatorian Order → belongsToSuiIurisChurch → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Aleppian Order → religiousAffiliation → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Aleppian Order → churchSuiIuris → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Aleppian Order → clericalBranchOf → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → partOf → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → denomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → churchSuiIuris → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

sui iuris Church → hasExample → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos → isObservedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom → usedInChurch → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Chouerite Order → religiousAffiliation → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Basilian Chouerite Order → churchSuiIuris → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Qusta ibn Luqa → denomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite

Qusta ibn Luqa → religiousCommunity → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Church

Palestinian Christians → religiousDenomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) → usedIn → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Patriarch of Antioch → titleUsedBy → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate → religiousCommunitiesRepresented → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Catholic (Melkite) Christians

Greek Catholics → hasPart → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Ibn al-Quff → religiousDenomination → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Christian

Christian Arabs → religion → Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church