Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch

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ecclesiastical office head of church patriarchal title

The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

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Label	Occurrences
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch canonical	11
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East	2
Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4601167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Context triple: [Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, distinctFrom, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch]

A. Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
B. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, one of the ancient patriarchates of Eastern Orthodoxy centered historically in Antioch.
C. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the spiritual head and highest-ranking bishop of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope.
D. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, overseeing its clergy, institutions, and holy sites.
E. Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s historic patriarchate in Jerusalem, overseeing its religious, cultural, and administrative life, particularly centered in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Target entity description: The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

A. Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria
The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria is the Eastern Catholic hierarch who holds one of the three traditional Melkite patriarchal titles, overseeing the Melkite Greek Catholic faithful associated with the historic see of Alexandria.
B. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, one of the ancient patriarchates of Eastern Orthodoxy centered historically in Antioch.
C. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East is the spiritual head and highest-ranking bishop of the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope.
D. Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, overseeing its clergy, institutions, and holy sites.
E. Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church’s historic patriarchate in Jerusalem, overseeing its religious, cultural, and administrative life, particularly centered in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical office ⓘ head of church ⓘ patriarchal title ⓘ
acknowledgesPrimacyOf	Pope ⓘ
alsoHoldsTitle	Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Patriarch of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem
associatedWithRegion	Levant ⓘ linked to: Levant region Middle East ⓘ
belongsToCommunion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
churchSuiIuris	Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic
communionStatus	in full communion with the Pope of Rome ⓘ
communionWith	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
confirmationRequiredFrom	Pope ⓘ
countryOfResidence	Syria ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder	Youssef Absi ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderStartDate	2017 ⓘ
currentResidence	Damascus ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Catholic Churches
electedBy	Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
governsAccordingTo	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, Damascus ⓘ linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus
hasJurisdictionOver	Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies and exarchates worldwide ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholics ⓘ linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic
hasPrecedenceAfter	Pope in the Catholic Church’s order of precedence for Eastern patriarchs ⓘ
historicalOrigin	Melkite community that remained in communion with Rome ⓘ
historicalSeeLocation	Antioch (ancient city) ⓘ linked to: Antioch on the Orontes
isHeadOf	Melkite Greek Catholic Synod of Bishops ⓘ linked to: Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
languageOfAdministration	Arabic ⓘ French ⓘ other languages depending on country ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Greek ⓘ other local languages ⓘ
overseesFaithfulIn	Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
primarySee	Antioch ⓘ
rank	patriarch ⓘ
religiousTradition	Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic
rite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
style	His Beatitude ⓘ Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem ⓘ
titleHolderOf	Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ
tradition	Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar (for fixed feasts, in many jurisdictions) ⓘ Julian or revised Julian calendar (for some liturgical observances, in some jurisdictions) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → distinctFrom → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Youssef Absi → associatedTitle → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church → elects → Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → sisterTitleWith → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → heldConcurrentlyBy → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria → titleCombinesWith → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ

linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → isDistinctFrom → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Patriarch of Antioch → hasCatholicSuccession → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Latin Patriarch of Antioch → seeAlso → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Melkite Greek Catholic bishops → subjectTo → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in Damascus → seatOf → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ

linked to: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch

Youssef Absi → positionHeld → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

subject linked to: His Beatitude Youssef Absi

Youssef Absi → title → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

subject linked to: His Beatitude Youssef Absi

Melkite Greek Catholic exarchates → subjectTo → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

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