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Théophile Philippe Barakat
Théophile Phillippe Barakat (1 July 1952 – 13 June 2020) was a Syriac Catholic archeparch. Barakat was born in Syria and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. He was the Syriac Catholic archeparch of the Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (informally Homs of the Syriacs) is a nominally metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) in Syria ... in 2016. He died on 13 June 2020. References 1952 births 2020 deaths Syriac Catholic bishops {{SyriacCatholic-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Catholic Church
The Syriac Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic '' sui iuris'' (self-governing) particular church that is in full communion with the Holy See and with the entirety of the Catholic Church. Originating in the Levant, it uses the West Syriac Rite liturgy and has many practices and rites in common with the Syriac Orthodox Church. The Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic, is the liturgical language used by the Church. There are about 140,000 Syriac Catholics, with the majority in Syria and Iraq, along with a smaller community in Lebanon and an overseas diaspora. It is one of the smaller Eastern Catholic churches based in the Middle East. The Syriac Catholic Church traces its history and traditions to the Church of Antioch established by Saint Peter. The Diocese of the East under the Patriarch of Antioch included the western Middle East along the Mediterranean. The Church of Antioch was split following the Council of Chalcedon in 451 over disagreements on Christology, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, the east and southeast, Jordan to Jordan–Syria border, the south, and Israel and Lebanon to Lebanon–Syria border, the southwest. It is a republic under Syrian transitional government, a transitional government and comprises Governorates of Syria, 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of , it is the List of countries and dependencies by population, 57th-most populous and List of countries and dependencies by area, 87th-largest country. The name "Syria" historically referred to a Syria (region), wider region. The modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization. Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syriac Catholic Archeparchy Of Homs
The Syriac Catholic Archeparchy of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (informally Homs of the Syriacs) is a nominally metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Syriac Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Antiochian Rite in Syriac language) in Syria. It has no suffragans. The seat of the archeparchy is the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Homs, Syria. Since March 2023, it is headed by Archbishop Julian Yacoub Mourad (born Jacques Mourad). History Established in 1678 as (nominally) Metropolitan Archdiocese of Homs (or Emesa). It later gained the merged-in titles of the suppressed eparchies of Hama of the Syriacs and Nabk of the Syriacs.This latter merger occurred some time after the death of its eparch Mar Matthew Nakkar in 1868. Episcopal ordinaries ;Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs (Emesa) * (all unavailable) ;Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Homs-Hama-Nabk * ... * Gabriel Homsi (1816 – death 1858) * Gregorio Giorgio Sciahin (1872.05.18 – death 1913) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
