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The seat of the patriarchate was formerly Antioch (Antakya), in what is now Turkey, but is now Damascus, Syria, located on the "street called Straight." The current patriarch is His Beatitude Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch]] and all the East.
[[Image:Beirut church.jpg|right|thumb|450px|An Orthodox church in Beirut]]
{{church|
name= Roman Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East|
independence=Traditional|
recognition= Traditional |
primate=[[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Patriarch Ignatius IV]]|
territory=Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Turkey|
possessions=United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Australia, Great Britain, Western Europe|
language=Arabic, Greek, English|
music=[[Byzantine Chant]]|
population=750,000 to 1,000,000|
website=[http://www.antiochpat.org/ Church of Antioch]
}}
==History==