Changes

Extensive 20th and 21st century Arab immigration to the New World has further increased the size, vigor and influence of the Church of Antioch, and the majority of Antiochian faithful now reside outside the Middle East and include numerous non-Arabic converts to the Orthodox Christian faith. As a result, besides its Middle Eastern territories in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, the Arabian Peninsular, and parts of Turkey, the Church of Antioch also includes missionary dioceses in Central, North , and South America, in Europe, and [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of in Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania|Australasia]]the Pacific. The largest archdiocese of with the patriarchate largest population is [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|North America]], and it . It is also the only one with internal [[diocese]]s. The archdiocese with the largest area is [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania|Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania]]. Estimates of the membership of the patriarchate range from 750,000 to over 1,000,000.