Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)

Hassakensis et Nisibenus Syrorum

Bishop(s)

Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archeparchy
Elevated: 3 December 1965
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Syrian Catholic Church of the Antiochian Tradition
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Mailing Address: Archeveche Syrien Catholique, B.P. 6, Hassake, Syrie
Telephone: (052)320.812
Fax: 316.340

Historical Details

Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian)
- Latin Name: Spinensis Syrorum
- Erected: 15 July 1957
- Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian)
- Country: Syrian Arab Republic

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean Karroum † (21 Feb 1959 Appointed - 22 Mar 1967 Died)
Jacques Michel Djarwé † (18 Jul 1967 Appointed - 8 Sep 1981 Died)
Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † (18 Mar 1982 Appointed - 28 Jun 1996 Retired)
Jacques Behnan Hindo † (29 Jun 1996 Appointed - 22 Jun 2019 Retired)
Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami (12 May 2022 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian)
15 July 1957	Erected		Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian) (erected)
Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
3 December 1965	Elevated	Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian)	Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)

1970 8,018 524,234 1.5% 18 18 445 8 ap1971

1980 3,456 8 2 10 345 2 7 7 ap1981

1990 3,758 6 1 7 536 1 6 7 ap1991

1996 52,000 4 4 13,000 1 7 7 ap2000

2000 5,200 4 1 5 1,040 1 1 4 8 ap2001

2001 5,500 4 1 5 1,100 1 1 3 8 ap2002

2002 5,500 4 1 5 1,100 1 1 4 8 ap2003

2003 5,630 4 1 5 1,126 1 1 5 8 ap2004

2004 5,630 4 1 5 1,126 2 3 8 ap2005

2009 35,000 4 1 5 7,000 2 3 10 ap2010

2011 35,000 4 1 5 7,000 2 3 11 ap2017

2019 35,000 4 1 5 7,000 2 3 11 ap2020

2021 1,400 1 1 1,400 9 ap2022

2023 1,500 1 1 1,500 9 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archeparchy of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
1970	8,018	524,234	1.5%	18		18	445				8	ap1971
1980	3,456			8	2	10	345		2	7	7	ap1981
1990	3,758			6	1	7	536		1	6	7	ap1991
1996	52,000			4		4	13,000	1		7	7	ap2000
2000	5,200			4	1	5	1,040	1	1	4	8	ap2001
2001	5,500			4	1	5	1,100	1	1	3	8	ap2002
2002	5,500			4	1	5	1,100	1	1	4	8	ap2003
2003	5,630			4	1	5	1,126	1	1	5	8	ap2004
2004	5,630			4	1	5	1,126		2	3	8	ap2005
2009	35,000			4	1	5	7,000		2	3	10	ap2010
2011	35,000			4	1	5	7,000		2	3	11	ap2017
2019	35,000			4	1	5	7,000		2	3	11	ap2020
2021	1,400			1		1	1,400				9	ap2022
2023	1,500			1		1	1,500				9	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Denys Antoine Chahda (Patriarchal Administrator: 22 Jun 2019 to 17 Oct 2019)
Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami (Patriarchal Administrator: 31 Oct 2019; Archbishop: 12 May 2022 - )
Ignace Joseph III (Ephrem) Younan (Priest: 12 Sep 1971 to 6 Nov 1995)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jacques Michel Djarwé † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1967 to 8 Sep 1981)
Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1982 to 28 Jun 1996)
Jacques Behnan Hindo † (Priest: 4 May 1969; Archbishop: 29 Jun 1996 to 22 Jun 2019)
Jean Karroum † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1959; Archbishop: 3 Dec 1965 to 22 Mar 1967)

Source(s)

Eparchy of Hassaké (Syrian)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 141, to Page 143

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