Archdiocese of Damas (Syrian)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Petrus Miserscia † (23 Dec 1716 Appointed - Jan 1720 Died)
• Name Codsi † (12 Feb 1721 Appointed - )
• Ignace Siméon Zora † ( 1810 Appointed - 8 Mar 1816 Confirmed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian))
• Iacobus (Yacoub) Eliani (Haliani) † (14 Mar 1837 Appointed - 10 Jul 1876 Died)
• Clement Joseph David † (20 Apr 1879 Appointed - 1890 Died)
• Jean-Clément Mamarbachi † ( 1892 Appointed - 20 May 1914 Died)
• Jules-Basile Kandelaft † (25 Dec 1893 Appointed - 24 Oct 1902 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian))
• Clément Michel Bakhache † (3 Jul 1900 Appointed - 3 Aug 1922 Resigned)
• Grégoire Pierre Habra † (22 Oct 1923 Appointed - 21 Mar 1933 Died)
• Iwannis Georges Stété † (1 Oct 1933 Ordained Bishop - 20 Aug 1968 Retired)
• Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal † (20 Aug 1968 Appointed - 30 May 1971 Died)
• Clément Georges Schelhoth † (7 Jul 1972 Appointed - 4 Sep 1978 Resigned)
• Eustathe Joseph Mounayer † (4 Sep 1978 Appointed - 15 May 2001 Retired)
• Gregorios Elias Tabé † (24 Jun 2001 Succeeded - 22 Jun 2019 Retired)
• Youhanna Jihad Mtanos Battah (22 Jun 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	3,000	450,000	.7%	7		7	428				5	ap1951
1970	3,000	3,000	100.0%	6		6	500				4	ap1971
1980	3,500			4		4	875	3	3		3	ap1981
1990	4,500			9		9	500	2		6	6	ap1991
1999	6,200			9		9	688	4		8	4	ap2000
2000	6,200			6		6	1,033	5		8	4	ap2001
2001	6,400			13		13	492	5		10	5	ap2002*
2002	6,500			12		12	541	5		10	5	ap2003
2003	6,500			11		11	590	3		10	5	ap2004
2004	6,500			12		12	541	5		10	5	ap2005
2006	8,000			11		11	727	5		10	5	ap2007
2009	14,000			9		9	1,555	5		10	5	ap2010
2013	14,000			7		7	2,000	5		10	5	ap2014
2016	14,000			7		7	2,000	5		10	5	ap2017
2019	14,000			6	8	14	1,000		8	15	5	ap2020
2021	7,000			8	8	16	437	3	8	8	5	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Youhanna Jihad Mtanos Battah (Priest: 19 May 1991 to 1 Mar 2011; Archbishop: 22 Jun 2019 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Clément Michel Bakhache † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1900 to 3 Aug 1922)
• Nicolas Cadi †
• Name Codsi † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1721)
• Clement Daoud †
• Clement Joseph David † (Archbishop: 20 Apr 1879 to 1890)
• Iacobus (Yacoub) Eliani (Haliani) † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1837 to 10 Jul 1876)
• Grégoire Pierre Habra † (Archbishop: 22 Oct 1923 to 21 Mar 1933)
• Jules-Basile Kandelaft † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Dec 1893 to 24 Oct 1902)
• Jean-Clément Mamarbachi † (Archbishop: 1892 to 20 May 1914)
• Petrus Miserscia † (Archbishop: 23 Dec 1716 to Jan 1720)
• Eustathe Joseph Mounayer † (Priest: 23 Apr 1949 to 10 May 1971; Archbishop: 4 Sep 1978 to 15 May 2001)
• Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal † (Archbishop: 20 Aug 1968 to 30 May 1971)
• Cyrille Riza (Rizq) † (Priest: 1 Sep 1884; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 May 1927)
• Clément Georges Schelhoth † (Archbishop: 7 Jul 1972 to 4 Sep 1978)
• Gregorio Giorgio Sciahin †
• Iwannis Georges Stété † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1933 to 20 Aug 1968)
• Gregorios Elias Tabé † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 1995 to 1997; Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 May 1999; Archbishop: 24 Jun 2001 to 22 Jun 2019)
• Ignace Siméon Zora † (Bishop: 1810 to 8 Mar 1816)