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	6
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East	1
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoHoldsTitle	Patriarch of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarch of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToCommunion	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
churchSuiIuris	Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
communionStatus	in full communion with the Pope of Rome ⓘ
communionWith	Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
confirmationRequiredFrom	Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfResidence	Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder	Youssef Absi NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderStartDate	2017 ⓘ
currentResidence	Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
electedBy	Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
governsAccordingTo	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition, Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies and exarchates worldwide ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ
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) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isHeadOf	Melkite Greek Catholic Synod of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfAdministration	Arabic ⓘ French ⓘ other languages depending on country ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Greek ⓘ other local languages ⓘ
overseesFaithfulIn	Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
primarySee	Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
rank	patriarch ⓘ
religiousTradition	Melkite Greek Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
rite	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	His Beatitude ⓘ Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem ⓘ
titleHolderOf	Patriarch of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 → Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

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

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

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