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Vicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab]

Vicariatus Apostolicus Aleppensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic
  • Raimondo Girgis, O.F.M., Apostolic Administrator
  • Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Name Changed: 18 May 1839
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Mailing Address: B.P. 16137, rue al Fourat, Str. 14, Cité Universitaire, Alep, Syrie
  • Telephone: (021)268.23.99
  • Fax: 268.94.13

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Alep
1645ErectedArchdiocese of Alep (erected)
1659SuppressedArchdiocese of Alep (suppressed)
Vicariate Apostolic of Alep
28 April 1760ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Constantinople Vicariate Apostolic of Alep (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus
1817Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Alep Vicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus
18 May 1839Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus Prefecture Apostolic of Abyssinia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Egypt and Arabia (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab]
18 May 1839Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Syria, Egypt, Arabia, and Cyprus Vicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab]
5 October 1939Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Hatay (Sangiaccato di Alessandretta)) Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
9 December 1939Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Cilicia (Adana, Mersina, and Tarsus)) Vicariate Apostolic of Constantinople
4 June 1953Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Portion in Lebanon) Vicariate Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut} (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab]
195015,6914,200,000.4%55101,5694171,38918ap1951
1970143,0006,000,0002.4%37373,864492109ap1971
19808,2003434241422179ap1981
199012,50039393204722710ap1991
199910,00041412435720410ap2000
200010,00039392565719410ap2001
200110,00040402505618610ap2002
200210,00039392565519810ap2003
200312,00041412925719510ap2004
200412,00041412925619210ap2005
201013,00036363615218310ap2011
201413,00038383424619710ap2015
201712,80036363553616210ap2018
202012,30039393154116110ap2021
202212,50039393204916110ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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