Melkite Greek Catholic exarchates

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Eastern Catholic exarchate Melkite Greek Catholic Church jurisdiction ecclesiastical jurisdiction

Melkite Greek Catholic exarchates are ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, typically established in diaspora regions to provide pastoral care and governance to Melkite faithful outside the traditional patriarchal territories.

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Catholic exarchate ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic Church jurisdiction ⓘ ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
belongTo	Byzantine tradition Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
canBe	apostolic exarchate ⓘ patriarchal exarchate ⓘ
canonicalErectionBy	Apostolic See NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch with synod and papal approval ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
communionWith	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
differFrom	Latin Church apostolic vicariates ⓘ
ensure	preservation of Melkite Byzantine liturgy ⓘ preservation of Melkite ecclesial identity in diaspora ⓘ
governedBy	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
haveAuthorityOver	Melkite parishes in assigned territory ⓘ
headedBy	exarch ⓘ titular bishop or archbishop ⓘ
jurisdictionType	territorial ⓘ
languageUsage	Arabic ⓘ Greek ⓘ local vernacular languages ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayBe	directly subject to the Holy See ⓘ directly subject to the Patriarch ⓘ
mayBeElevatedTo	archeparchy ⓘ eparchy ⓘ
pastoralFunctions	administration of sacraments ⓘ catechesis and religious education ⓘ organization of parishes ⓘ promotion of Melkite liturgical and spiritual heritage ⓘ support of Melkite communities in diaspora ⓘ
primaryPurpose	ecclesiastical governance outside patriarchal territory ⓘ pastoral care of Melkite faithful in diaspora ⓘ
subjectTo	Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalPatriarchalTerritory	Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ historical Patriarchate of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalLocation	diaspora regions ⓘ outside traditional patriarchal territories ⓘ
usedBy	Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

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