Syriac Catholic Church

E66801

Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Syriac Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the West Syriac tradition that is in full communion with the Pope and preserves its own distinct liturgy, hierarchy, and spiritual heritage.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
christology	Chalcedonian →
clericalCelibacyDiscipline	married and celibate clergy (according to Eastern discipline) →
communionHead	Bishop of Rome →
communionType	full communion →
communionWith	Catholic Church → Pope of Rome →
communionWithOtherEasternCatholics	yes →
currentPatriarch	Ignatius Joseph III Younan →
episcopalStructure	synod of bishops →
followsCodeOf	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
formalPatriarchateEstablished	1783 →
governingBody	Holy Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church →
hasDiasporaCommunitiesIn	Australia → Europe → North America → South America →
headTitle	Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs →
liturgicalFamily	Antiochian liturgical tradition →
liturgicalLanguage	Arabic → Syriac → other local languages →
originatesFrom	Syriac Orthodox Church tradition →
patriarchalCathedralLocation	Beirut →
patriarchalChurch	yes →
patriarchalSee	Antioch →
preservesOwnCanonLaw	yes →
preservesOwnHierarchy	yes →
primaryFaithfulEthnicity	Arab Christians → Aramean → Assyrian → Syriac Christians →
primaryLiturgyLanguage	Syriac →
primaryTerritory	Holy Land → Iraq → Lebanon → Middle East → Syria → Turkey →
recognizesPapalPrimacy	yes →
sharesTraditionWith	Maronite Church → Syro-Malankara Catholic Church →
spiritualHeritage	Syriac Christian tradition →
suiIurisStatus	yes →
theology	Catholic theology →
tradition	West Syriac Rite →
unionWithRomeRestored	17th century →
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar (with some traditional usages) →
usesLiturgy	West Syriac liturgy →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Syriac Rite →	isUsedBy
Syriac →	liturgicalLanguageOf
Sūrāyē →	religiousAffiliationCommon
Assyrians →	religiousDenomination
Peshitta →	usedBy
Syriac →	usedIn
Jacob of Serugh →	veneratedIn