Melkite Greek Catholic Church

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Melkite_Greek_Catholic_Church

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:clergyCanMarry	yes (except bishops)
gptkbp:communionWith	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:currentPatriarch	gptkb:Youssef_Absi
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:founded	1724
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Damascus,_Syria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:French gptkb:Greek English
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 1.6 million
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.melkite.org/
gptkbp:origin	split from Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
gptkbp:patriarchate	gptkb:Patriarchate_of_Antioch
gptkbp:province	gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Akka gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Alexandria gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Amman gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Baalbek gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Banyas gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Beirut_and_Byblos gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Bosra_and_Hauran gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Buenos_Aires gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Cairo gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Homs gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Irbid gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Latakia gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Mexico_City gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Montreal gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Newton_(USA) gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Petra_and_Philadelphia gptkb:Archdiocese_of_São_Paulo gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Sidon_and_Deir_el-Kamar gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Tripoli gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Tyre gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Zahle_and_Furzol gptkb:Patriarchal_See_of_Antioch gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Caracas gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Sydney gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Aleppo gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Damascus gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:recognizesPope	yes
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Dormition,_Damascus gptkb:St._Ann_Cathedral,_Jerusalem gptkb:St._George's_Cathedral,_Beirut
gptkbp:rite	gptkb:Byzantine_Rite
gptkbp:territory	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Europe gptkb:Middle_East gptkb:North_America gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:usesGregorianCalendar	yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Divine_Liturgy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4