Maphrian of the East
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Maphrian of the East was the second-highest ecclesiastical office in the Syriac Orthodox Church, overseeing its eastern territories as a chief metropolitan or catholicos.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
office in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ title ⓘ |
| associatedSee |
Mosul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nineveh region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityType | episcopal ⓘ |
| category |
Christian ecclesiastical titles
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox bishops ⓘ Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchSuiIuris | Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentOrSimilarOffice | Catholicos of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | term “Maphrian” derives from Syriac meaning “one who bears fruit” or “consecrated one” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administration of ecclesiastical affairs in the East
ⓘ
consecration and supervision of eastern bishops ⓘ oversight of bishops in the eastern provinces ⓘ |
| geographicalOrientation | East ⓘ |
| governingBody | Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created to organize Syriac Orthodox communities under Persian and eastern rule ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | developed in late antique and early medieval period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern territories of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ regions under the Church of the East formerly ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | second-highest office in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| rankRelativeToPatriarch | immediately below the Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Oriental Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
catholicos for the eastern territories of the Syriac Orthodox Church
ⓘ
chief metropolitan of the eastern territories of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Catholicos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Syriac-speaking Christian communities in the East ⓘ |
| subordinationTo | Patriarch of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle |
Catholicos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maphrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Syriac Orthodox faithful in the East ⓘ |
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