Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey

The Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey (informally Turkey of the Syriacs) is an Eastern Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of Syriac Catholic Church sui iuris (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) covering the territory of Turkey.

It is directly dependent on the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, not part of his or any ecclesiastical province.

History

It was established in 1991 as Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey on territory previously without proper ordinary for the particular church, which previously administered it as a Patriarchal Vicariate, whose incumbent was promoted as first Exarch.

Ordinaries

(all West Syriac Rite)

Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Exarchs of Turkey
  • Monsignor Yusuf Sağ (1991 – 2017), previously last Patriarchal Vicar of Turkey of the Syriacs (1985 – 1991)
  • Monsignor Orhan Çanli (2017 - ...)
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