The Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo (in Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Aleppensis) is an

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(Latin pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the

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, entitled to a

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) and is immediately subject to the

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and its missionary

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."Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo"
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The vicariate has jurisdiction over Catholics of the Latin Rite throughout

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. The seat of the vicariate is the city of

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(Halab in Arabic), Syria's greatest city before the

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, where the Cathedral of the Child Jesus was opened by

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on 15 January 2011. Its (former?) episcopal see is the

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of St. Francis of Assisi in Aleppo. Together with the Eastern Catholic hierarchs of five rite-specific Catholic churches (Melkite, Syriac, Maronite, Chaldean and Armenian) the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo is part of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria (A.H.C.S.). The Apostolic Vicar is also a member of the

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The Apostolic Vicariate extends its jurisdiction over the Catholics of the

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of all Syria, as per 2014 pastorally serving 13,000 Catholics in 10 parishes and 6 missions with 38 priests (religious) and 243 lay religious (46 brothers, 197 sisters).

History

From the early decades of the seventeenth century some religious orders, particularly the

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, the

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and the

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, settled in Syria and Aleppo. There were several conversions to Catholicism of the Latin rite, and this led

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to establish a diocese in Aleppo. The first attempt to establish an

(a pre-diocesan mission under a titular bishop) was in 1645. On 31 July 1645 the Franciscan Giovanni Battista Dovara was appointed as bishop; however, "that he had achieved such a dignity, otherwise do not bother to go to his residence, despite the replicated excitations that he was moved by the Holy Congregation. Nor from that time on he was thought to depute a Latin bishop in that city". The early vicariate therefore failed and jurisdiction over the Latin church returned to the

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(traditionally a Franciscan), as it was previously. The Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo was erected properly (the 'second' time) on 27 June 1762, when

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appointed the

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member Frenchman Arnaud Bossu, who had been Apostolic Vicar of

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. In a

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, Bossu received the title of Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo, with jurisdiction over the Eastern Europeans and the Latin Rite of the patriarchates of Antioch and Jerusalem, including the Maronite and Armenian patriarchates. The vicar, however, did not establish his residence in Aleppo, but at

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, and never received episcopal consecration. Also on this occasion, the vicariate was short-lived due to the

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in 1773 and the French Revolution, which, among other consequences, involved the removal of all French religious orders not only in motherland, but also in mission lands. After the

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(1814-1815, to settle Europe after the defeat of Naopoleon I Bonaparte), the missionary

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restored the apostolic vicariate in 1817, with the name of the Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus. It had jurisdiction over much of Catholic missions of the central and southern regions of the

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, namely:

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, the

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(then empire of

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including

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) and

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(

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and southernmost Egypt). Also included was the south-central part of

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, including the cities of Antioch (Antakya) and Alexandretta (Iskenderun). On 15 August 1824 the

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was established, drawing on part of the vicariate's territory. Following a decision of

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in 1837,Pope Gregory XVI
''Universi Dominici''
(in Italian), published on 21 February 1837, accessed on 21 June 2025 the vicariate was divided into two on 18 May 1839, with the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia (today the

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) and the

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(today

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in the Ethiopian rite). The name of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo dates from this time. On October 4, 1847, it ceded Palestine, Cyprus and the areas corresponding to (the current / (Trans)

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for the restoration of the

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. With the end of the Ottoman Empire, the birth of modern Turkey (1923) and especially with the passage of Hatay from Syria to Turkey (1938), under the

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, ''Ad maius christifidelium'' of 5 October 1939 and ''Quo sacrorum'' of 9 December 1939, the Vicariate Apostolic of Aleppo lost the Turkish territories that passed to the

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. On June 4, 1953, it gave another portion of territory for the creation of the

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. From this moment the Vicariate Apostolic of Aleppo geographically corresponding to the Arab republic of Syria's territory. Only from this territorial change, the apostolic vicars have permanent residence in Aleppo, preferring previously reside in Lebanon.

Episcopal ordinaries

Until 2013, Europeans or members of missionary Latin congregations, mostly Franciscans, were ordinaries here. All have belonged to the Roman rite. ;Apostolic Vicars of Aleppo * Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara, O.F.M. (31 July 1645 – 1659 resigned)."Archbishop Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara, O.F.M"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016 * Vacant (1659–1672) * Arnaud Bossu, C.M. (17 June 1762 – 20 November 1765 resigned) * Vacant (1765–1818) ;Apostolic Vicars of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus * Aloisio Gandolfi, C.M. (13 January 1818 – death 25 August 1825),

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(1815.08.11 – 1825.08.25), also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1815.08.11 – 1825.08.25) * Giovanni Pietro Losana (23 January 1827 – 30 September 1833), later Bishop of

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(?) * Jean-Baptiste Auvergne (March 29, 1833 – death September 14, 1836),

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(1833.03.29 – 1836.09.14), also

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and Arabia (1833.03 – 1836.09.14) and Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1833.03 – 1836.09.14) * Angelo Giuseppe Fazio,

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(O.F.M. Cap.) (15 December 1837 – death 13 December 1838), Titular Bishop of

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(1836.04.26 – 1838.12.13) (coadjutor of Tibet-Hindustan, British India, 1836.04.26 – 1837.12.15); also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1837.12.15 – 1838.12.13) ;Apostolic Vicars of Aleppo * Villardel Francisco, O.F.M. (8 March 1839 – death 19 June 1852),

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(1839.03.08 – 1852.06.19), also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1839.03.08 – 1852.06.19) * Paul Brunoni (July 4, 1853 – November 23, 1858), Titular Archbishop of Tharona (1853.07.12 – 1868.06.25), ? appointed Apostolic Vicar of Constantinople), later Latin Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1868.06.25 – 1877.01.02) * Giuseppe Valerga (1858 – death 2 December 1872 deceased) (apostolic administrator) * Serafino Milani, O.F.M. (23 January 1874 – 21 December 1874 appointed Bishop of Pontremoli) (bishop-elect) * Luigi Piavi, O.F.M. (November 13, 1876 – August 28, 1889), Titular Archbishop of

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(1876.11.18 – 1889.08.28), also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1876.11.13 – 1889.08.28); later residential Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins (

) (1889.08.28 – death 1905.01.24) and Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (1889.08.28 – 1905.01.24) **

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Gaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. (18 August 1890 – 25 February 1896), Titular Bishop of

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(1881.08.19 – 1890.08.19), later Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1890.08.19 – 1896.02.25) and

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(1890.08.19 – 1904.04.06), Apostolic Delegate to Egypt and Arabia (1896.02.25 – 1904.04.06) * Pierre Gonzales Charles Duval, O.P. (February 25, 1896 – death July 31, 1904), Titular Archbishop of

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(1895.11.29 – 1904.07.31), also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1896.02.25 – 1904.07.31) * Frediano Giannini, O.F.M. (20 January 1905 – resigned February 12, 1936), also Apostolic Delegate to Syria (1905.01.16 – 1935), Titular Archbishop of

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(1905.01.16 – 1939.10.25); earlier

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(1900 – 1906); later

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(1936 – death 1939) *Vacant seat (1936–1967) **

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Akiki Bonaventure, O.F.M. (28 June 1967 – 1 March 1973), Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria (1973.03.01 – death 1987.09.09), no previous prelature * Akiki Bonaventure, O.F.M. (1 March 1973 – 1979 Retired) * Guerino Domenico Picchi, O.F.M. (20 June 1980 – 9 July 1992 Retired), Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palæstina (1980.06.20 – death 1997.07.19) * Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. (9 July 1992 – 21 November 2002 Retired), Titular Bishop of

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(1992.07.09 – ...) * Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. (21 November 2002 – 15 April 2013 Retired), Titular Bishop of Forma (2002.11.21 – death 2015.10.26); previously

(1992.04.10 992.05.08– 1998.01.16) **

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Georges Abou Khazen Georges Abou Khazen, OFM (born on 3 August 1947 in Aïn Zebdeh, Lebanon) was the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo. Life Georges Abou Khazen joined the Congregation of the Franciscan on 3 August 1972, and made his perpetual vows and received on 28 June ...

, O.F.M. (15 April 2013 – 4 November 2013), Titular Bishop of Rusadus (from 4 November 2013) *

, O.F.M. (4 November 2013 – retired 29 June 2022) *

Hanna Jallouf Hanna Jallouf (born July 16, 1952 ) is a Syrian Catholic titular bishop. He has been the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo since 2023. As the vicar, he is the head of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo, which is part of the Latin Church and distinct from ...

, O.F.M. (17 September 2023 – present)

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gcatholic.org - data for all sections
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dalep.html * https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS%2032%20%5B1940%5D%20-%20ocr.pdf, AAS 32 (1940), p. 115 * Pius Bonifacius Gams, https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS%2032%20%5B1940%5D%20-%20ocr.pdf, AAS 32 (1940), p. 116 * {{cite book , title=Storia della Chiesa , editor=Hubert Jedin , volume=VIII/1 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bVRRHogVx0sC , publisher=Jaca Book , year=2002 , pages=181–186, isbn=9788816302495 * C. Karalevsky, v. Alep, in, https://books.google.com/books?id=bVRRHogVx0sC vol. XII, Parigi 1953, coll. 110-112 e 114-115 * http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6561037d/f73.image
Latin Parish of St. Francis, Aleppo (in Arabic)
Apostolic vicariates 1645 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Christianity in Aleppo Catholic dioceses in Syria

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