Church of Antioch (Syriac)
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch or Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches. It separated from the Eastern Orthodox Church after the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451).
The present location of the Holy See of the Church is situated in Bab Touma, in the city of Damascus, Syria.
The current leader is His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church.
Autocephalous Churches |
Armenia | Alexandria | Ethiopia | Antioch | India | Eritrea |
Autonomous Churches |
Armenia: Cilicia | Jerusalem | Constantinople Antioch: Jacobite Indian |
History
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