Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo

The Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo (also Halab in Arabic, or Beroa as in Antiquity) is the only eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Chaldean Catholic Church (which uses the Syro-Oriental Rite, in Syriac or Aramaic languages) in Syria.

It is directly subject to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (actually in Baghdad, Iraq), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Joseph's Cathedral, in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria.

History

Established in 1901 as Eparchy (Diocese) of Syria, on territory not previously covered by its church.

Renamed after its see on 3 July 1957 as Diocese of Aleppo, having gained territory from the suppressed Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Gazireh.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Chaldean Rite)

Exempt Eparch (Bishop) of Syria
Exempt Eparchs (Bishops) of Aleppo

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Coordinates: 36°11′00″N 37°09′00″E / 36.1833°N 37.1500°E / 36.1833; 37.1500

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