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In the period of its greatest expansion, in the tenth century, the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] had around 20 [[Metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] dioceses and a little over a hundred [[Suffragan bishop|suffragan]] dioceses. By the seventeenth century, only 20 [[diocese]]s remained, reduced in the twentieth century to 10. The seat of [[List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch|Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch]] was at [[Mardin]] before the [[First World War]], and thereafter in [[Mor Hananyo Monastery|Deir Zaʿfaran]], from 1932 in [[Homs]], and finally from 1959 in [[Damascus]].
== Syriac Orthodox Church before the Arab invasions ==
When the [[Syriac Orthodox]] movement began in the sixth century, the Christian world was organised into [[Pentarchy (Christianity)|five patriarchates]]: [[Rome]], [[Constantinople]], [[Antioch]], [[Alexandria]] and [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="CNMP-H-77-KY-MR">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East ( Christianity, Britannica)|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Syriac-Orthodox-Patriarchate-of-Antioch-and-All-the-East|access-date=25 February 2023 |encyclopedia=britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> The Syriac Orthodox movement was initially confined to the eastern provinces of the [[Roman empire]], in the territory of the patriarchates of Antioch and Jerusalem. Syriac Orthodox Christians envisaged their church as the legitimate patriarchate of Antioch from the line continuing from Severious of Antioch
== Syriac Orthodox Church under the caliphate ==
[[File:N-Mesopotamia and Syria.svg|thumb|350px|Map showing historical localities in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria]]
[[File:Dioceses of the Syrian Orthodox Church.svg|thumb|right|350px|Dioceses of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch during the Middle Ages]]
Over a hundred [[Syriac Orthodox]] dioceses and around a thousand bishops are attested between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. The main sources for these dioceses and bishops are the lists of [[Michael the Syrian]], compiled in the twelfth century. Many other dioceses and bishops are mentioned in other literary sources, particularly the works of [[Bar-Hebraeus|Bar Hebraeus]], written in the second half of the thirteenth century. Several bishops not known either to Michael the Syrian or Bar Hebraeus are mentioned in the [[Colophon (publishing)|colophons]] of surviving West Syriac manuscripts.
=== Syria ===
Eight Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed at various periods before the fourteenth century in southern [[Syria]], in the areas covered by the Chalcedonian province of Phoenicia Libanesia and the southern part of the province of Euphratensis. There was a Syriac Orthodox diocese for [[Damascus]], first attested in the seventh century. The diocese persisted into the fourteenth century and appears to have been one of the few Syriac Orthodox dioceses which continued undisturbed into the fifteenth century and beyond.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=187–90}}</ref> [[Homs|Emesa (Homs)]] and [[Palmyra|Palmyra (Tadmor)]] also had Syriac Orthodox dioceses.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=211–12}} (Emesa) and 251 (Palmyra)</ref> There was an ephemeral Jacobite diocese for the coastal port of Laodicea ([[Latakia]]) in the ninth century;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=227}}</ref> and an ephemeral Jacobite diocese for Sadad, a town between Damascus and Homs, in the twelfth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=261–2}}</ref>
There was also a Syriac Orthodox diocese for [[Baalbek|Heliopolis]] (Baalbek), attested between the seventh and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=173}}</ref> and a diocese for [[Kfar Tab (West Syrian Diocese)|Kfar Tab]] near Homs, attested in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=223–4}}</ref> No record has survived of Syriac Orthodox bishops in the other towns in Phoenicia Libanesia with known Chalcedonian dioceses ([[Salamias]], Evaria, Iabruda, Abila and Chonochora), though Iabruda certainly had a Syriac Orthodox community. As far as the southern part of the Chalcedonian province of Euphratensis is concerned, a Syriac Orthodox diocese is attested for [[Sergiopolis]] (Resafa) in the ninth and tenth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=261}}</ref>
Nine Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed at various periods before the fourteenth century in northern Syria. The diocese of [[Apamea (Syria)|Apamea]], which was the seat of a metropolitan by the eighth century, is attested between the seventh and tenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=167}}</ref> [[Seleucia Pieria]] in the eighth and ninth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=265–6}}</ref> Berrhoea ([[Aleppo]]) between the seventh and late-thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=159–60}}</ref> [[Barbalissos|Beth Balesh]] between the eighth and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=175–6}}</ref> Cyrrhus between the eighth and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=186–7}}</ref> Qenneshrin between the eighth and tenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=256}}</ref> Mabbugh between the ninth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=229–30}}</ref> Gishra between the eighth and tenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=201–2}}</ref> and Karshena (Gudpaï) in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 225">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=225}}</ref>
The diocese of Gishra was incorporated into the diocese of Mabbugh during the reign of Athanasius IV (987–1003), and Mabbugh in turn was incorporated into the [[Diocese of Marash|diocese of Marʿash]] in the [[Commagene]] district in 1155. It is unlikely that any of these dioceses, with the possible exception of Aleppo, persisted beyond the early years of the fourteenth century. Although an almost unbroken succession of bishops of Aleppo is attested from the early years of the sixteenth century onwards, no fourteenth- or fifteenth-century bishops of Aleppo are known. It seems likely that the diocese of Aleppo lapsed after the death of its bishop Mikha'il, attested in 1298, and was only revived at the beginning of the sixteenth century.
=== Palestine ===
{{Further|Syriac Orthodox Diocese of Jerusalem}}
There were two stable Syriac Orthodox dioceses in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] between the Eighth and Twelfth Centuries, one for the [[Golan Heights|Golan region]] (whose bishops sat first at Paneas and later at Tiberias) and the other for Jerusalem. The Syriac Orthodox bishops of Golan resided at [[Paneas]], the classical city of [[Caesarea Philippi]], during the seventh and eighth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=176}}</ref> and at [[Tiberias]] in the ninth, tenth and eleventh centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=274}}</ref> Jerusalem was the seat of a Syriac Orthodox bishop at least as early as the eighth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=218–22}}</ref> For most of the period covered by the lists of Michael the Syrian, both dioceses had metropolitan bishops. The diocese of Tiberias lapsed in the twelfth century but the diocese of Jerusalem, whose bishops may have resided in Tripolis for several decades after the recapture of Jerusalem by the Moslems in 1240, seems to have persisted into the fourteenth century. A short-lived Syriac Orthodox diocese of [[Acre, Israel|ʿAkko]] was also established in the Crusader stronghold of Acre in the thirteenth century, which doubtless lapsed after the fall of Acre to the Mamluks in 1291.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=157–8}}</ref>
=== Cilicia ===
Eleven separate Syriac Orthodox dioceses are attested at various periods in [[Cilicia]], the most important of which seem to have been [[Tarsus (West Syrian Diocese)|Tarsus]], [[Adana]] and [[Anazarbus (West Syrian Diocese)|Anazarbus]]. Tarsus, the metropolis of the Chalcedonian province of Cilicia Prima, is first mentioned as a Syriac Orthodox diocese in the seventh century, and survived as the seat of a Syriac Orthodox bishop or metropolitan until the end of the thirteenth century, the only Cilician diocese which appears to have persisted for so long.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=271}}</ref> Syriac Orthodox bishops, and later metropolitans, of both Adana and Anazarbus are attested between the seventh and twelfth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=158, 166}}</ref> Other Syriac Orthodox dioceses attested between the seventh and tenth centuries include Citidiopolis (seventh century), Hamam (ninth to twelfth centuries),<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=206–7}}</ref> Hanzit (ninth century),<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 207">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=207}}</ref> Kinisa (ninth century)<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 226">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=226}}</ref> and [[Irenopolis, Cilicia|Irenopolis]] (ninth and tenth centuries).<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=217–18}}</ref>
As a frontier province of the Roman empire, Cilicia was affected by the varying fortunes of war, and three later dioceses reflected Christian successes against the [[Arabs]]. Part of Cilicia was settled by Syriac Orthodox Christians in the tenth century, and a diocese of Gihon, created at this period, persisted into the twelfth century. Its bishops sat in the [[Monastery of Bārid]], and the diocese is sometimes referred to as 'Gihon and Barid'.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 193">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=193}}</ref> A Syriac Orthodox diocese of Kalinag, in eastern Cilicia, is attested in the eleventh century.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 224">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=224}}</ref> A Syriac Orthodox diocese for [[Kozan, Adana|Sis]], then under [[Armenia]]n rule, was established in the second half of the thirteenth century, whose bishops normally resided in the monastery of Gawikath.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=269}}</ref> One of the bishops of Sis claimed the title of patriarch around the end of the thirteenth century and founded a line of patriarchs which persisted into the fifteenth century.
=== Cappadocia ===
Seventeen Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed at various periods before the fourteenth century in [[Cappadocia]]. The diocese of [[Melitene (West Syrian Diocese)|Melitene]], which seems to have been the seat of a metropolitan from the late ninth century onwards, is attested between the seventh and thirteenth centuries; [[Simandu (West Syrian Diocese)|Simandu]] (also the seat of a metropolitan) between the tenth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=268}}</ref> [[Zuptara (West Syrian Diocese)|Zuptara]] between the eighth and eleventh centuries; [[Gubos (West Syrian Diocese)|Gubos]] and [[Qlisura (West Syrian Diocese)|Qlisura]] between the ninth and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=202 (Gubos), 257 (Qlisura)}}</ref> ʿArqa, Gargar, [[Laqabin (West Syrian Diocese)|Laqabin]] and [[Qlaudia (West Syrian Diocese)|Qlaudia]] between the tenth and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=169–70 (ʿArqa), 199–200 (Gargar), 227–8 (Laqabin) and 256–7 (Qlaudia)}}</ref> [[Tel Patriq (West Syrian Diocese)|Tel Patriq]] in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; Hisn Mansur, Hisn Ziyad (Harput) and Semha between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries; [[Kayseri|Caesarea in Cappadocia]] in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; and Guma in the thirteenth century. There were also ephemeral dioceses for Arabissus around the end of the tenth century and for Romana in the twelfth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=168–9 (Arabissus) and 260–1 (Romana)}}</ref> It is doubtful whether any of these dioceses, with the possible exceptions of Gargar and Hisn Ziyad, persisted into the fourteenth century. The dioceses of Gargar and Hisn Ziyad are again attested from the late fourteenth and mid-fifteenth century respectively, but may have been revived, as no bishops of either diocese are known for more than a century before they are again mentioned.
=== Commagene ===
Nine Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed before the fourteenth century in the [[Commagene]] district. The diocese of [[Samosata]], which appears to have been the seat of a metropolitan from the late eighth century onwards, is attested between the sixth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=263}}</ref> [[Diocese of Marash|Germanicea]] (Marʿash) between the seventh and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=232–3}}</ref> Urim between the eighth and ninth centuries;<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 279">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=279}}</ref> [[Gaziantep|Dolikh]] between the ninth and eleventh centuries;<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 194">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=194}}</ref> [[Hadath]] between the eighth and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=203–4}}</ref> Kaishum between the eighth and twelfth centuries;<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 225"/> [[Zeugma, Commagene|Zeugma]] between the ninth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=282–3}}</ref> Raʿban between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=258}}</ref> and Tel Bshir (an ephemeral diocese in Crusader territory) in the twelfth century.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 272">{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=272}}</ref> It is doubtful whether any of these dioceses persisted into the fourteenth century.
=== Osrhoene ===
{{see also|List of bishops of Edessa}}
Seven Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed in [[Osrhoene]] before the fourteenth century: the metropolitan diocese of [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]], attested between the seventh and fourteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=194–6}}</ref> Callinicus (Raqqa), which also became the seat of a metropolitan in the ninth century, between the eighth and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=258–9}}</ref> Sarugh (Batna) between the eighth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=264}}</ref> [[Harran]] between the seventh and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=207–8}}</ref> Sibaberek (Severek) in the twelfth century;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=266–7}}</ref> Khabur between the eighth and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=184–5}}</ref> and Tella d'Mauzalath (ancient Constantina, modern [[Viransehir]]) between the seventh and tenth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=273}}</ref> None of these dioceses seem to have survived into the fourteenth century.
=== Amid ===
Four substantial Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed before the fourteenth century in the [[Amid]] region: the dioceses of Amid and [[Maiperqat]], attested between the seventh and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=162–3 (Amid), 240–2 (Maiperqat)}}</ref> the diocese of Arsamosata, attested between the ninth and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=170}}</ref> and the diocese of Hattakh, first mentioned towards the end of the thirteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=209–10}}</ref> Bar Hebraeus also mentions a bishop of Aspharin, an ephemeral diocese carved out of the diocese of Amid by the patriarch Iwanis I (740–55), which existed for only a few years in the middle of the eighth century.<ref>Bar Hebraeus, ''Chronicon Ecclesiasticum'' (ed. Abeloos and Lamy), i. 310; {{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=171}}</ref> The dioceses of Amid and Maiperqat persisted into the fourteenth century. The diocese of Hattakh, first mentioned in 1293, is not again mentioned until 1479, and it is not clear whether it survived into the fourteenth century or was later revived.
=== Arzun ===
The Arzun region had three stable Syriac Orthodox dioceses before the fourteenth century: Arzun, attested between the seventh and twelfth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=170–1}}</ref> Armenia (Akhlat), attested between the ninth and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=169}}</ref> and Hesna d’Kifa, first attested in the eighth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=214–15}}</ref> A short-lived diocese was also established at the end of the eighth century for Qalinqala (ancient Theodosiopolis, modern Erzerum), 'a city of Armenia'.<ref>Michael the Syrian, ''Chronicle'', iii. 451; {{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=253}}</ref> Wastan, a city on the shore of Lake Van, was also a Jacobite diocese in the second half of the tenth century, but does not seem to have persisted into the eleventh century.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 279"/>
=== Mardin ===
Four stable Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed at various periods before the fourteenth century in the Mardin district. The diocese of Mardin is first attested in the seventh century, and has persisted without interruption up to the present day.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=233–8}}</ref> The diocese of Tel Beshme is attested between the eighth and tenth centuries, and was revived for a few decades in the twelfth century.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 272"/> The diocese of Rishʿaina is attested between the seventh and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=259–60}}</ref> and the diocese of Rish Kipa between the eighth and tenth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=260}}</ref> An ephemeral diocese of Kfartutha, normally associated with Mardin, is attested in the seventh century, but may have been later revived;<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 224"/> and a single bishop is also attested for Baghdashiya in the thirteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=174}}</ref> In the first half of the twelfth century the dioceses of Dara, Nisibis, Harran, Khabur, Kfartutha and Tel Beshme were temporarily united with the diocese of Mardin owing to a steep decline in the number of Christians in the region. With the exception of Mardin itself, it is doubtful whether any of these dioceses persisted into the fourteenth century.
=== Nisibis ===
In the [[Nisibis]] region, there were dioceses for Nisibis, [[Dara (Mesopotamia)|Dara]] and Maʿarre.
=== Tur Abdin ===
Despite its later central importance in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church, only two Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed before the thirteenth century in the [[Tur Abdin|Tur ʿAbdin]]. The diocese of Qartmin, whose bishops sat in the celebrated [[Mor Gabriel Monastery|monastery of Mar Gabriel]] (Qartmin Abbey), is attested from the sixth century onwards; and the diocese of Tur ʿAbdin, whose bishops sat in the monastery of the Cross near the village of Hah, from the eleventh century. Confusingly, bishops of both these dioceses often bore the title 'Tur ʿAbdin'. By the end of the thirteenth century there was a third diocese, whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Yaʿqob the Recluse near the village of Salah, and possibly a fourth, whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Abai near the village of Sawro. The dioceses of Salah and Sawro, both of which persisted for several centuries, are first reliably attested in 1283 and 1312 respectively, and references in hagiographies to sixth- and seventh-century bishops of these dioceses cannot be trusted.
=== Iraq ===
Two Syriac Orthodox dioceses, Beth Nuhadra and Gumal, were established in the [[Amadiya|ʿAmadiya]] region before the end of the sixth century, and were among the dioceses placed under the jurisdiction of the maphrians. The diocese of Beth Nuhadra, whose bishops sat initially in the monastery of Nardos near Deir Jundi and later in the town of Maʿaltha near Dohuk, is attested between the sixth and thirteenth centuries, usually under the name Beth Nuhadra but occasionally under the name Maʿaltha. The diocese of [[Gumal (West Syrian Diocese)|Gumal]], which seems to have covered the Marga district, is attested between the sixth and tenth centuries, but may have persisted into the thirteenth century. The last-known bishop of Beth Nuhadra was consecrated in 1284, and is unlikely to have had a successor.
A diocese was established for the [[Mosul]] region, whose bishops sat in the [[Mar Mattai Monastery|monastery of Mar Mattai]], in the seventh century. This diocese seems to have persisted without a break up to the present day. A diocese was also established for Gazarta in the ninth century.
Two Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed in the Beth ʿArabaye region between the sixth and fourteenth centuries, centred on [[Eski Mosul|Balad]] and Shigar ([[Sinjar]]) respectively. They were among the Syriac Orthodox dioceses placed under the jurisdiction of the maphrians towards the end of the sixth century. Several bishops of Beth ʿArabaye are attested between the sixth and ninth centuries, and again between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries. They were variously styled bishops of 'Beth ʿArabaye', 'Balad' or 'the monastery of Mar Sargis', and probably resided in the monastery of Mar Sargis near Balad. Several bishops of Shigar are attested between 630 and 818, but the diocese is not again mentioned until 1277. It is possible that for much of the intervening period Shigar was under the jurisdiction of the bishops of Beth ʿArabaye. The dioceses of Balad and Shigar both survived into the fourteenth century.
In the [[Erbil Governorate|Erbil]] region there were dioceses for Beth Ramman and Beth Waziq (seventh to thirteenth centuries) and for Shahrzur. In the second half of the thirteenth century an ''ad hoc'' diocese was created for Syriac Orthodox refugees from the Mosul region who settled in and around the Erbil village of Beth Sayyade, with the title of Beth Takshur (a Syriac Orthodox village near Mosul).
In central Iraq, a Syriac Orthodox diocese for [[Baghdad (West Syrian Diocese)|Baghdad]], the capital of the ʿAbbasid caliphate, is attested between the ninth and thirteenth centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=172–3}}</ref> There were also Syriac Orthodox dioceses for [[Tagrit]], Karma (seventh to thirteenth centuries), Bahrin, Piroz Shabur, Karsabak, ʿAqula, and the Bani Taghlib Arabs (seventh to tenth centuries).
=== Iran and Central Asia ===
In western [[Iran]] there were dioceses for Adarbaigan and Tabriz.
Four substantial Syriac Orthodox dioceses are known to have existed before the fourteenth century in eastern Iran and Central Asia: [[Zarang]] (or Segestan), attested between the seventh and thirteenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=281}}</ref> Gurgan (later renamed [[Abaskun]]) to the south of the [[Caspian Sea]] between the eighth and tenth centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=157, 203}}</ref> Aprah in Segestan between the eighth and eleventh centuries;<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=167–8}}</ref> and Herat, also between the eighth and eleventh centuries.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=210–11}}</ref>
Two other dioceses are mentioned only once, and may have been ephemeral. The unlocalised diocese of Khorasan, apparently to be distinguished from both Aprah and Herat, is mentioned in the first half of the ninth century in the lists of Michael the Syrian.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 226"/> The diocese of Beth Parsaye (literally, 'the country of the Persians') also features in the lists of Michael the Syrian for the same period, and has been tentatively localised by Dauvillier in eastern Iran.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=178–9}}</ref>
=== Ephemeral and unlocalised dioceses ===
Several other Syriac Orthodox dioceses appear to have been ephemeral, including Ibidinge (in Isauria) in the seventh century,<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=217}}</ref> [[Jounieh|Junia (Lebanon)]], Gulia (in the Melitene district), Kfar Bat (unlocalised) and Kfar Kila (in Lebanon) in the ninth century,<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=203 (Gulia) and 223 (Kfar Bat and Kfar Kila)}}</ref> Halys (in northeast Turkey) and Hassassa (near Tagrit) in the tenth century,<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=207 (Halys) and 208 (Hassassa)}}</ref> Gudpaï (southern Turkey), [[Hauran]] (near the Syrian border with Jordan) and Hezza (near Maiperqat) in the eleventh century,<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=202 (Gudpai) and 210 (Hauran and Hezza)}}</ref> and Hisn Jaʿbar (on the Euphrates, in Iraq) in the twelfth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=214}}</ref>
Several Syriac Orthodox dioceses mentioned in the lists of [[Michael the Syrian]] cannot be even approximately localised: Harara (attested in 685),<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 207"/> Dirig (end of the eighth century),<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=191}}</ref> Deboraitha (ninth century),<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=190–1}}</ref> Dula (ninth and tenth centuries),<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 194"/> Helbon (ninth to eleventh centuries),<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=210}}</ref> Qadmanaye (eighth and ninth centuries),<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=253}}</ref> and Shalabdin (twelfth century).<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=267}}</ref>
== The Syriac Orthodox Church in the Mongol and Post-Mongol Period ==
It is clear that the late thirteenth century was a period of disruption for the Syriac Orthodox Church. According to a famous passage of [[Bar-Hebraeus|Bar Hebraeus]], several Syriac Orthodox dioceses were depopulated in the 1270s, and some (though not all) may never have recovered:
<blockquote>
Even if I wanted to be patriarch, as many others do, what is there to covet in the appointment, since so many dioceses of the East have been devastated? Should I set my heart on Antioch, where sighs and groans will meet me? Or the holy diocese of Gumal, where nobody is left to piss against a wall? Or [[Aleppo]], or Mabbugh, or Callinicus, or [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]], or [[Harran]], all deserted? Or [[Laqabin (West Syrian Diocese)|Laqabin]], ʿArqa, [[Qlisura (West Syrian Diocese)|Qlisura]], Semha, [[Gubos (West Syrian Diocese)|Gubos]], [[Qlaudia (West Syrian Diocese)|Qlaudia]] and Gargar—the seven dioceses around [[Melitene (West Syrian Diocese)|Melitene]]—where not a soul remains?<ref>Bar Hebraeus, ''Chronicon Ecclesiasticum'' (ed. Abeloos and Lamy), ii. 460</ref>
</blockquote>
As with the [[Church of the East]], it seems likely that a number of Syriac Orthodox dioceses in [[Mesopotamia]] came to an end in the fourteenth century. Only six Syriac Orthodox dioceses which existed at the end of the thirteenth century definitely persisted into the sixteenth century: [[Amid]], [[Damascus]], [[Gazarta]], Hah, [[Mardin]] and Qartmin. Other dioceses, such as [[Homs]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Aleppo]] (for which no bishops are known for the whole of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries), the monastery of Mar Mattai (for which no bishops are known for the whole of the thirteenth century), Gargar (for which no bishops are known for the whole of the thirteenth century), Hisn Ziyad (for which no bishops are known for the whole of the fourteenth century), and Maiperqat, may also have persisted undisturbed, but at present there is insufficient evidence to be certain, and they may all have been revived after lapsing for long periods. The diocese of Edessa seems to have come to an end after the city's depopulation in 1283, and by the beginning of the sixteenth century Edessa was included in the title of the metropolitans of Gargar.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=195, 200}}</ref>
Several dioceses in Iraq came to an end during the fourteenth century, some possibly during the terrible campaigns of [[Timur Leng]]. In 1330 the dioceses of Beth ʿArabaye and Sinjar were combined, with the consecration of a bishop 'of the monastery of Mar Sargis and Sinjar', who probably resided in the monastery of Mar Sargis near Balad. This diocese is not mentioned again, and by the sixteenth century the small Syriac Orthodox communities remaining in the Beth ʿArabaye region came under the authority of the bishops of Tur ʿAbdin, who occasionally included Sinjar in their titles.
[[File:Tur Abdin.svg|left|thumb|Syriac villages and monasteries in Tur Abdin.]]
However, the picture was not all gloom. Several Jacobite dioceses were created or revived between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, particularly in the Tur ʿAbdin region, which increasingly became the heartland of the Syriac Orthodox Church. In Lebanon, which had never previously been the seat of a Jacobite bishop, two Jacobite dioceses are attested in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, one for Hama and Hardin and the other for Tripoli.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=206–7 (Hama and Hardin) and 275 (Tripoli)}}</ref> A Jacobite diocese was also established in Cyprus in the thirteenth century, initially for Jacobite refugees and later for Jacobite merchants from the Mosul region, which persisted into the seventeenth century despite sporadic Latin persecution.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=184}}</ref> In [[northern Mesopotamia]] new dioceses were created for Maʿdan towards the end of the fourteenth century, and for Zargel (whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Quriaqos) by the middle of the fifteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=230–1 (Maʿdan) and 281–2 (Zargel)}}</ref> The [[Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian|monastery of Mar Mushe the Ethiopian]] near [[Al-Nabk|Nebek]] was restored in 1556 and became the seat of a bishop shortly afterwards.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=247}}</ref>
Five dioceses were created in the [[Tur Abdin|Tur ʿAbdin]] region during the Mongol and post-Mongol period. The diocese of Salah, whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Yaʿqob the Recluse, is first mentioned in 1283, and was probably created in the second half of the thirteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=262}}</ref> The diocese of Sawro, whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Abai, is first mentioned in 1312.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=264–5}}</ref> A third diocese, Beth Rishe, whose bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Malke near the village of Hbab, is attested before the end of the fourteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=231–2}}</ref> A fourth diocese, Natfa near Mardin, was created in the fourteenth century and persisted into the nineteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=248}}</ref> A new diocese seems to have been created for Midyat in the fourteenth century.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=243–4}}</ref> The title of the diocese also included [[Hesna d'Kifa]], whose Syriac Orthodox diocese lapsed in the eleventh century, and it is not clear whether its bishops sat in the monastery of Mar Abraham near [[Midyat]] or in the monastery of the Cross near Hesna d'Kifa. By the end of the sixteenth century the diocese was divided, and thereafter both Midyat and Hesna d'Kifa had their own bishops, with the bishops of Hesna d’Kifa sitting in the monastery of the Cross at al-ʿItafiya.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=214–15, 243–4}}</ref>
In the Mosul region, which had long had only the single diocese of the [[monastery of Mar Mattai]], a new diocese was created in the middle of the sixteenth century, whose bishops sat in the [[monastery of Mar Behnam]] near [[Bakhdida|Beth Khudaida]] (Qaraqosh).<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=177}}</ref>
By the sixteenth century certain names had become relatively firmly associated with particular dioceses, and were almost invariably taken by their bishops. The name Yohannan, for example, was associated with the diocese of Qartmin, and Dionysius with [[Aleppo]].
== The Syriac Orthodox Church in the nineteenth century ==
In 1792 or 1793 a separate Syriac Orthodox diocese was created for [[Mosul]], hitherto under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Mar Mattai, in response to the consecration of a [[Syriac Catholic Church|Syriac Catholic]] bishop for Mosul in 1790.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|pp=245–6}}</ref>
In the 1840s, shortly after it recovered the ancient monastery of Mar Awgin from the [[East Syrian Rite|East Syrians]], the Syriac Orthodox church revived the old diocese of Nisibis. Four Syriac Orthodox bishops of Nisibis sat in the monastery of Mar Awgin up to the outbreak of the [[First World War]].<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=250}}</ref>
== The Syriac Orthodox Church in the twentieth century ==
[[File:Kafro1.jpg|thumb|Syriac village of [[Elbegendi|Kafro]], recently resettled by European Syriac returnees]]
The Syriac Orthodox dioceses of Amid, Mardin and [[Gazarta]] were ruined in the First World War (Dioscorus Bar Sawma, the Syriac Orthodox bishop of [[Gazarta]], was among the members of the Syriac Orthodox hierarchy murdered by the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] and their [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] auxiliaries in 1915), and were not revived after the war.
In 1921 there was a large migration of Syriac Orthodox refugees from [[Turkey]] into the new [[France|French]] mandate of Syria. As a result, the Syriac refugee population of the districts around [[Al-Hasakah|Hassakeh]], ʿAmuda and Ra's al-ʿAïn was placed in 1929 under the jurisdiction of the bishop Athanasius Thomas Qsir of Aleppo, who took the title Aleppo, Jazira and Khabur. In 1933 these districts were detached and organised into a separate diocese of Jazira and Khabur (renamed Jazira and Euphrates in 1943), whose bishops sat in the town of Hassakeh.<ref name="Fiey, POCN, 193"/>
Since the Second World War the Syriac Orthodox Church has established a number of dioceses and patriarchal vicariates for its diaspora in [[Americas|America]] and [[Europe]]. In America the church established a diocese for [[United States|North America]] and [[Canada]] in 1957, and patriarchal vicariates for [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]] in 1982. In Europe the church established a diocese of Central Europe and [[Benelux]] in 1977 and a diocese for [[Sweden]] and [[Scandinavia]] in 1978. In 1987 a separate diocese was created for the [[United Kingdom]], previously part of the diocese of [[Sweden]]. The church also has a 'diocese of patriarchal institutions', whose bishop sits at {{transliteration|ar|DIN|ʿ}}Atshaneh in Lebanon.<ref>{{harvnb|Fiey|1993|p=284}}</ref>
According to a Catholic statistic of 1962, the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] at that time had a total of 130,000 members, of whom 115,000 members lived in the [[Middle East]].
== Jurisdiction of the Patriarchate ==
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch originally covered the whole region of the Middle East and India. However, in recent centuries, its parishioners started to emigrate to other countries all over the world. Today, the Syriac Orthodox Church has several Archdioceses and Patriarchal Vicariates (exarchates) in many countries covering six continents.
=== Asia ===
:'''[[Middle East]]'''
Syriac Orthodox Christians in the Middle East, known simply as Assyrians or Syriacs (''Suryoye''), are an ethnic<ref>{{harvnb|Donabed|Mako|2009}}; {{harvnb|Jongerden|Verheij|2012|p=223}}; {{harvnb|Haar Romeny|2012}}; {{harvnb|Haar Romeny|2005}}</ref> subgroup who follow the [[West Syrian Rite]] Syriac Orthodox Church in the [[Middle East]] and the diaspora, numbering between 150,000 and 200,000 people in their indigenous area of habitation in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey according to estimations.
The community formed and developed in the [[Near East]] in the Middle Ages. The Syriac Orthodox Christians of the Middle East speak [[Neo-Aramaic languages|Neo-Aramaic]] (their original and [[liturgical language]]) [[Arabic language|Arabic]], and in the case of [[Assyrians in Turkey]], sometimes Turkish. The traditional cultural and religious center of the Syriac Orthodox is [[Tur Abdin]], regarded as their [[homeland]], in southeastern [[Turkey]], from where many people fled the [[Assyrian genocide|Ottoman government-organized genocide (1914–18)]] to [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]], and [[Mosul]] in northern [[Iraq]].
::'''[[Syria]]'''
:::The [[Patriarch]] of [[Antioch]] and All the East, the Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church [[Ignatius Aphrem II]].
::# Patriarchal Office Director in [[Damascus]] Archbishop Timotheus Matta Al-Khoury.
::# Archbishopric of [[Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia|Jazirah]] and Euphrates under the spiritual guidance and direction of acting Archbishop Maurice Amsih.
::# Archbishopric of [[Aleppo]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Yohanna Ibrahim]].
::# Archbishopric of [[Homs]] & [[Hama]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury.
(see [[Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs]])
::# Patriarchal Vicariate for the Archdiocese of [[Damascus]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Timothius Matta AlKhouri.
Syriac Orthodox Church is one of eight Christian denominations in the country. They are most heavily concentrated in [[Al Hasakah Governorate]] (or the [[Upper Mesopotamia|Jazira region]]) in villages along the [[Khabur (Euphrates)|Khabur river]] such as [[Tal Tamer]] where they make up a majority along with other Syriac Christian people groups. They also established the cities of [[Hasakah]] and [[Qamishli]]{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=547–548}} in the Governorate after the [[Assyrian genocide|1915 massacres]], when many Christian people fled Turkey.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=547–548}} In the mid-1970s it was estimated that 82,000 Syriac Orthodox lived in the country,{{sfn|Joseph|1983|p=110}} but this number is now estimated at 400,000 in 2016 including other Assyrian groups. Part of the reason for this increase is due to an influx of Iraqi refugees after the [[2003 invasion]] along with natural population growth over a 40-year period.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=547–548}} Other centers of Syriac Orthodox people outside of Jazira include [[Fairouzeh]], [[Al-Hafar, Syria|Al-Hafar]],<ref>{{cite book|first=Hanna|last=Batatu|author-link =Hanna Batatu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mbr-ZfU_uCoC&q=Bayt+Yashut|title=Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=1999|isbn=0691002541|pages=14, 356}}</ref> [[Kafr Ram]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Said|first1=H.|title=Kafram: An Ancient Syriac Town Famous for Gorgeous Nature Charms|url=http://sana.sy/en/?p=43427|access-date=2015-10-11|work=Syrian Arab News Agency|date=2015-06-15}}</ref> [[Maskanah, Homs Governorate|Maskanah]], [[Al-Qaryatayn]], [[Sadad, Syria|Sadad]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mounes|first1=Maher Al|title=Fearful Christmas for Syrian Christian town threatened by IS|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/fearful-christmas-syrian-christian-town-threatened-063604930.html?ref=gs|access-date=2016-05-05|work=Agence France-Presse|publisher=Yahoo News|date=2015-12-24|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210744/https://www.yahoo.com/news/fearful-christmas-syrian-christian-town-threatened-063604930.html?ref=gs|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Zaidal]]. Other cities include [[Damascus]], where Their Patriarchate is centered in since 1959.,{{sfn|Parry|2010|p=259}} and [[Homs]]. The shelling of [[Homs]] in 2012 damaged the city and dispersed much of its population, which was until then home to a large Christian community of various denominations.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=547–548}}
::'''[[Holy Land]]'''
::# Archbishopric of [[Israel]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] and [[Jordan]] was under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Gabriel Dahho .<ref>{{cite news |title=King receives Patriarch of Antioch and head of Syriac Orthodox Church |url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/king-receives-patriarch-antioch-and-head-syriac-orthodox-church |work=Jordan Times |date=10 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Murre-van den Berg |first1=Heleen | author1-link = Heleen Murre-van den Berg |title=A Center of Transnational Syriac Orthodoxy: St. Mark's Convent in Jerusalem |url=https://www.academia.edu/11726135 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Consecration of Archbishop Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem | publisher=Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Church in North America | date=10 April 2019 | url=https://malankara.com/node/3607 | access-date=22 June 2019 | archive-date=12 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412150446/https://malankara.com/node/3607 | url-status=dead }}</ref> (see [[Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem and Holy Land]])
::'''[[Iraq]]'''
::# Archbishopric of [[Baghdad]] and [[Basrah]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Severius Jamil Hawa.
::# Archbishopric of [[Mosul]], [[Kirkuk]] and [[Kurdistan]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop Nicodimus Dawood Sharaf. Served previously by the retired Archbishop but currently Patriarch Advisor Gregorius Saliba Shamoun.
::# Archbishopric of [[Mar Mattai Monastery|St Matthew's Monastery]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Timothius Mousa Shamani]].
The Syriac Community in Iraq mainly live in [[Mosul]]{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=548–549}} and the [[Nineveh Plains]] region of Northern Iraq in the towns of [[Merki, Iraq]], [[Bartella]], [[Bakhdida]], and [[Karamlesh]]. An estimated 15–20,000 Syriac Orthodox Christians lived there in 1991.<ref>{{cite book|author=Farida Abu-Haidar|title=Christian Arabic of Baghdad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kOclNALY3wC&pg=PA2|year=1991|publisher=Otto Harrassowitz Verlag|isbn=978-3-447-03209-4|pages=2–|quote=<!--An indigenous Christian group, the Jacobites, numbering between 10,000 and 15,000 live in northern Iraqi villages-->}}</ref> Since the 1960s many have moved south, to Baghdad.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=548–549}} The most recent estimations (2014) of their total population in Iraq number between 30,000 and 40,000 or 50,000–70,000.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|pp=548–549}} Historically, the Assyrians of the Nineveh Plains and Northern Iraq originated from [[Tikrit]], but immigrated to the north during a period between 1089 and the 1400s due to persecution and a genocide by [[Timur]].<ref>Gibb, H. A. R. (2000). "Takrīt". In Kramers, J. H. ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'' 10 (Second ed.). BRILL. pp. 140–141. {{ISBN|9789004112117}}.</ref><ref>Rassam, Suha (2005). ''Christianity in Iraq: Its Origins and Development to the Present Day''. Gracewing Publishing. pp. 67–68. {{ISBN|978-0-85244-633-1}}.</ref>
::'''[[Lebanon]]'''
::# Archbishopric of [[Mount Lebanon]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Theophilos George Saliba]].
::# Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Zahle]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Justinos Boulos Safar]].
::# Archbishopric of [[Beirut]] & Benevolent institutions in [[Lebanon]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Clemis Daniel Malak Kourieh]].
::# The [[Patriarchal Institutions]] in [[Lebanon]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Chrysostoms Michael Shamoun]].
Syriac Orthodox Christians are one of several [[Minorities (Lebanon)|Christian minority groups in Lebanon]]. A Jacobite community settled in Lebanon among the Maronites after Mongol invasions in the Late Middle Ages, however, this community was either dispersed or absorbed by the Maronites.{{sfn|Joseph|1983|p=111}} [[Giuseppe Simone Assemani|Assemani]] (1687–1768) noted that many Maronite families were of Jacobite origin.{{sfn|Joseph|1983|p=111}} A Jacobite community was present in Tripoli in the 17th century.{{sfn|Joseph|1983|p=111}} The 1915 events forced Syriac Orthodox from Tur Abdin to flee to Lebanon, where they formed communities in the Beirut districts of Zahlah and Musaytbeh.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|p=548}} Syriac Refugees from [[Franco-Turkish War|French Cilicia]] arrived in 1921 to bolster their numbers.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|p=548}} In 1944 it was estimated that 3,753 Syriac Orthodox lived in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite book|author=A. H. Hourani|title=Minorities in the Arab World|publisher=Oxford University Press|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.81805|year=1947|location=London}}</ref> Prior to the [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975–1990), there were 65,000 Syriac Orthodox in the country.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|p=548}} Half of the community emigrated as a result of violence, with many going to Sweden which protected "stateless people".{{sfn|Hunter|2014|p=548}} As of 1987 there were only a few thousand Syriac Orthodox in Lebanon.<ref name="Rolland2003">{{cite book|author=John C. Rolland|title=Lebanon: Current Issues and Background|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-JVOKeNkllgC&pg=PA79|year=2003|publisher=Nova Publishers|isbn=978-1-59033-871-1|pages=79–}}</ref> The [[Syrian Civil war|Syria conflict]] has resulted in an influx of [[Syrians in Lebanon|Syrian Christian refugees]], with many being Syriac Christians.{{sfn|Hunter|2014|p=548}}
::'''[[Turkey]]'''
::# Archbishopric of [[Istanbul]] and [[Ankara]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Filüksinos Yusuf Çetin]].
::# Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Mardin]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Filüksinos Saliba Özmen]].
::# Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Turabdin]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Timotheus Samuel Aktaş]].
::# Archbishopric of [[Adiyaman]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Gregorius Melki Ürek]].<ref>{{cite web |title=İstanbul - Ankara Süryani Ortodoks Metropolitliği |url=http://www.suryanikadim.org/kiliseler.aspx |website=www.suryanikadim.org |language=en}}</ref>
{{main|Assyrians in Turkey}} The Syriac community of Turkey identifies as ''Sūryōyō'', historically as ''Sūrōyō'' or ''Sūrōyē'' (until 20 years ago).{{sfn|Donabed|Mako|2009|p=88}} The identity characteristics defining the Assyrians of Tur Abdin is the Neo-Aramaic language and the Syriac Orthodox Church, and their religious identity correlates to an ethnic identity. Intermarriage between Assyrians and other Christian groups (Armenians and Greeks) is therefore very rare.<ref name=Roy>{{cite book|last=Roy|first=Olivier|title=Holy Ignorance: When Religion and Culture Part Ways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQMqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70|year=2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-932802-4|page=70}}</ref> Unlike some other Syriac Christian religious communities in the Middle East, the Assyrians in Turkey still speak [[Neo Aramaic languages]], specifically the [[Turoyo]] language. However, some also speak [[Turkish language|Turkish]], and the community in [[Mardin]] traditionally speaks Arabic due to historical reasons.<ref>{{cite book|author=Diana Darke|title=Eastern Turkey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA280|date=1 May 2014|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-490-7|pages=280–}}</ref> Intermarriage between Assyrians and other Christian groups (Armenians and Greeks) is very rare as well.<ref name=Roy />
It was estimated in 2016 that there were 10,000 Syriac Orthodox in Turkey, with most living in Istanbul.{{sfn|Bardakci|Freyberg-Inan|Giesel|Leisse|2017|p=169}} The [[Tur Abdin]] region is an historical stronghold of Syriac Orthodox Christians.<ref name="The History of Tur Abdin">{{cite book|author1=Aphram I. Barsoum|author2=Ighnāṭyūs Afrām I (Patriarch of Antioch)|title=The History of Tur Abdin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TMsAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Gorgias Press|isbn=978-1-59333-715-5}}</ref> Prior to the 1970s and the [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)|Kurdish–Turkish conflict]] the [[Tur Abdin]] region was the epicenter of the Syriac population of Turkey, with 50-70,000 Assyrians being recorded as living there prior to their exodus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/assyrians-in-iran#pt3|title = Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica}}</ref><ref name="The History of Tur Abdin" /> As of 2012 2,400 live in Tur Abdin,{{sfn|Tozman|Tyndall|2012|p=9}} although it might be around 3-5,000 now due to refugees from Iraq and Syria settling there, and Assyrians from the diaspora gradually returning.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141229-syriac-christians-refugees-midyat-turkey/ |title=Middle Eastern Christians Flee Violence for Ancient Homeland |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2014-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229215711/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141229-syriac-christians-refugees-midyat-turkey/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
::'''[[UAE]]'''
::# Patriarchal Vicariate of [[UAE]] and [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]] under the spiritual guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Bartholomaus Nathanael Youssef]].
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File:Hasakah,orthodoxchurch.jpg|Syrian orthodox church [[Al-Hasakah]]
File:Rasal-Ain,church.jpg|Rasal-Ain Church
File:Syriac Orthodox abbey in Mardin.jpg|Syriac Orthodox abbey in Mardin
File:MidyatChurch.jpg|Sharbel Church [[Midyat]]
File:Syriac Orthodox church and cemetery in Zeytinburnu.jpg|Syriac Orthodox cemetery in [[Zeytinburnu]]
</gallery>
:'''[[India]]'''
* '''Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church'''
::{{Main|Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church}}
::: The [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church]], one of the various [[Saint Thomas Christian]] churches in [[India]], is an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church, with the [[Patriarch of Antioch]] as its supreme head. The local head of the church in Malankara ([[Kerala]]) is [[Baselios Thomas I]], ordained by Patriarch [[Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]] in 2002 and accountable to the [[Patriarch of Antioch]]. The headquarters of the church in [[India]] is at [[Puthencruz]] near Ernakulam in the state of [[Kerala]] in [[South India]].
::: Simhasana Churches and Honavar Mission is under direct control of Patriarch [[Ignatius Aphrem II]].
::: The Indian or [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]], is not affiliated with the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church.
::: Unlike most other patriarchal churches abroad, the language of the [[Syriac Orthodox]] [[Divine Liturgy]] in India is mostly in [[Malayalam]] along with [[Syriac language|Syriac]]. This is because almost all Syriac Christians in India hail from the State of [[Kerala]], where Malayalam is the native language of the people.
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File:ManarkadSoonoroChurchbystalin3.jpg|[[St. Mary's Cathedral, Manarcad]]
File:Mar Thoma Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cheriapally, Kothamangalam.jpg|[[Marthoman Cheriyapally, Kothamangalam|Mar Thoma Cheriapally, Kothamangalam]]
File:Manjinikkara Dayra Church.jpg|[[St. Ignatius Monastery, Manjinikkara]]
</gallery>
* '''Knanaya Arch Diocese'''
::: The [[Knanaya]] Syriac Orthodox Church is an archdiocese under the guidance and direction of Archbishop [[Severious Kuriakose]] with the patriarch as its spiritual head. They are the followers of the Syrian merchant Knāy Thoma ([[Thomas of Cana]]) in the 4th or 8th century, while another legend traces their origin to Jews in the [[Middle East]].{{sfn|Swiderski|1988a|p=83}}{{sfn|Sharma|Sharma|2004|p=12}}{{sfn|Swiderski|1988a|p=83}}{{sfn|Whitehouse|1873|p=125}}
* '''Evangelistic Association Of The East'''
:{{Main|Evangelistic Association Of The East}}
:::[[E.A.E Arch Diocese]] is the missionary association of Syriac Orthodox Church founded in 1924 by 'Malphono Naseeho' Geevarghese Athunkal Cor-Episcopa at [[Perumbavoor]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Anthony Korah |title=The Christians of Kerala: A Brief Profile of All Major Churches |date=1993 |publisher=A.K. Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39LYAAAAMAAJ&q=Perumbavoor+suvishesha+samajam |language=en}}</ref> This Arch Diocese is under the direct control of Patriarch under the guidance of [[Chrysostomos Markose]], It is an organization with several Churches, Educational Institutions, Orphanages, Old Age Home, Dayara, Convent, Publications, Mission Centers, Gospel Team, Care Mission, Missionary Training Institute. It is registered in 1949 under [[Indian Societies Registration Act]]. XXI of 1860.(Reg. No. S.8/1949ESTD 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/societiesregistrationact.html|title=Ministry Of Corporate Affairs - societiesregistrationact|website=www.mca.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=പൗരസ്ത്യ സുവിശേഷ സമാജം ജനറൽ കൺവൻഷൻ തുടങ്ങി |url=https://localnews.manoramaonline.com/ernakulam/local-news/2017/11/16/em-convention.html |work=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Missionary Training Institute,Mission centres-The Evangelistic Association of the East, EAE, Perumbavoor, Kerala, India |url=http://eaepbr.org/missionaryTI.php |website=eaepbr.org |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2019-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304183656/http://eaepbr.org/missionaryTI.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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File:EAE HeadOffice.jpg|Head Office Of [[E.A.E Arch Diocese|E.A.E]]
File:Kottayam Valiapally.jpg|St.Mary's Knanaya Church Kottayam <ref>{{cite web |title=Valiapally, St. Mary's Knanaya Church, Pilgrim Centre, Kottayam, Kerala, India Kerala Tourism |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kumarakom/valiapally-kottayam.php |website=www.keralatourism.org}}</ref>
File:eaechurch.jpeg|[[St Mary's Soonoro Church, Meenangadi|St.Marys Church Meenangadi]]
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=== [[Americas]] ===
By the end of the 19th century, several communities of [[Eastern Christians]] emerged in the United States, as a result of emigration from various regions of the [[Near East]]. In English language, [[Oriental Orthodox Christians]] of the [[West Syriac Rite]] were commonly known as the ''Jacobites'', and that term was used as a denominational designation. In order to achieve legal ''incorporation'' under a distinctive name, ''Jacobite'' religious communities and associations had to accept the fact that the term ''Syrian Orthodox Church'' was already used by communities of the [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch]] in the USA. Since combination of ''Syrian'' and ''Orthodox'' designations was already taken, ''Jacobites'' in the USA opted for alternative solutions, using ''Apostolic'' and ''Assyrian'' designations. Initial designation (''Jacobite Church'') was expanded into: ''Assyrian Jacobite Apostolic Church'', and that name was used for legal incorporation of first parishes (1919). By the middle of the 20th century, the term ''Assyrian'' was reduced to ''Syrian'', and later modified to ''Syriac''. In 1952, Patriarchal Vicariate for the USA and Canada was created, and in 1995, it was divided in three regional vicariates, for: Eastern America, Western America, and Canada.{{sfn|Donabed|Donabed|2006|p=77-78}}{{sfn|Donabed|Mako|2009|p=81}}{{sfn|Donabed|2015|p=232}}{{sfn|Kiraz|2019|p=}}{{sfn|Kiraz|2020|p=77-94}}
{| class="wikitable" style="background: #ffffff;"
! colspan="5"| [[North America]]
|-
!<!--col1-->[[Region]]
!<!--col2-->Diocese
!<!--col3-->[[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|United States
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of the Eastern United States
|<!--col3-->Archbishop Dionysius Jean Kawak<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Archbishop |url=http://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/mor-dionysius-jean-kawak/ |website=Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gasgous |first1=S. |title=Appointment of Dionysius Jean Kawak |url=https://stspeterandpaulchurch.net/2016/05/10/appointment-of-his-eminence-mor-dionysius-jean-kawak/ |website=Sts. Peter and Paul Syriac Orthothox Church |language=en |date=10 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
|<!--col2--> Patriarchal Vicariate of the Western United States
|<!--col3-->Archbishop Clemis Eugene Kaplan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archbishop Clemis Eugene Kaplan, Member of the Suryoyo Assyrian Hall of the Shame |url=http://www.bethsuryoyo.com/HallofShame/EugeneKaplan/EugenKaplan.htm |website=www.bethsuryoyo.com |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2011-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814045629/http://www.bethsuryoyo.com/HallofShame/EugeneKaplan/EugenKaplan.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|<!--col2-->[[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|Malankara]] [[Malankara Archdiocese of North America (Syriac Orthodox Church)|Archdiocese of North America]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Titus Yeldho]]
|-
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Canada]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Canada]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop Athanasius Elia Bahi<ref>{{cite web |title=His Holiness Moran Ignatius Zakka I Iwas in Kerala |url=http://www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de/news/apostolischerbesuchrinkerala.htm |website=www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110091939/http://www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de/news/apostolischerbesuchrinkerala.htm |archive-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our church worldwide |url=http://www.stbarsaumochurch.com/CONTACTUS/OURCHURCHWORLDWIDE/tabid/153/Default.aspx |website=St. Barsaumo Syriac Orthodox Church |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2021-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412154642/http://stbarsaumochurch.com/CONTACTUS/OURCHURCHWORLDWIDE/tabid/153/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3"| [[Central America]], the [[Caribbean Islands]], and [[Venezuela]]
|-
| rowspan="1"|[[Oriental Orthodoxy in Guatemala|Guatemala]]
|<!--col2-->Archdiocese of [[Central America]], the [[Caribbean Islands]] and [[Venezuela]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop Yaqub Eduardo Aguirre Oestmann.<ref>{{cite web |title=NOTICIAS DE MARZO 2012 |url=http://www.icergua.org/latam/noticias/13/03.html#9 |website=www.icergua.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Orthodoxy in Guatemala |url=https://orthodox-institute.org/guatemala.html |website=orthodox-institute.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yacoub Eduardo Aguirre Oestmann - Names - Orthodoxia |url=http://www.orthodoxia.ch/en/name/1317/show |website=www.orthodoxia.ch}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="3"| [[South America]]
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Argentina]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Argentina]]
|<!--col3--> Archbishop Chrysostomos John Ghassali<ref>{{cite web |title=New Archbishop for Syriac Orthodox Church Enthroned in Argentina |url=http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/new-archbishop-for-syriac-orthodox-church-enthroned-in-argentina/ |website=News Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE |date=10 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Name of the Priest or Church |url=http://soc-wus.org/ourchurch/Pat_V_Argentina.htm |website=soc-wus.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Archbishop His Eminence John Ghassali Mor Chrysostom is Enthroned in Argentina |url=https://syrian-orthodox.com/readnews.php?id=1476 |work=syrian-orthodox.com |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2016-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604063732/http://syrian-orthodox.com/readnews.php?id=1476 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Brazil]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Brazil]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop Nuncio Theethose Bolous Toza<ref>{{cite web |title=Igreja Sirian Ortodoxa de Antioquia no Brasil |url=https://igrejasirianortodoxa.com/ |website=Igreja Sirian Ortodoxa de Antioquia no Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
|-
|}
=== [[Europe]] ===
Earlier in 20th century many Syrian Orthodox immigrated to Western Europe diaspora, located in the [[Sweden]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]] for economic and political reasons.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mayer |first1=Dr Jean-François |last2=Hämmerli |first2=Ms Maria |title=Orthodox Identities in Western Europe: Migration, Settlement and Innovation |date=2014 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=9781472439314 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y9oRBAAAQBAJ&q=Syrian+immigrated+to+Western+Europe |language=en}}</ref> Dayro d-Mor Ephrem in Netherlands is the first Syriac Orthodox monastery in Europe established in 1981.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brock |first1=Sebastian P. |last2=Kiraz |first2=George |last3=Butts |first3=Aaron Michael |last4=Rompay |first4=Lucas Van |title=Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage |date=2011 |publisher=Gorgias Press |isbn=9781593337148 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8H3xAwAACAAJ&q=George+A.+Kiraz,+%E2%80%9CJacob,+Cyril,%E2%80%9D+in+Gorgias+Encyclopedic+Dictionary+of+the+Syriac+Heritage: |language=en}}</ref> Dayro d-Mor Awgen, [[Arth]], [[Switzerland]], Dayro d-Mor Ya`qub d-Sarug, [[Warburg]], [[Germany]] are the other [[monasteries]] located in Europe.
{| class="wikitable" style="background: #ffffff;"
! colspan="5"| [[Europe]]
|-
!<!--col1-->[[Region]]
!<!--col2-->Dioceses of the Syriac Orthodox Church|Diocese
!<!--col3-->[[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]]
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Belgium]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Belgium]], [[France]] and [[Luxembourg]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop George Kourieh<ref>{{cite web|title=Reception in the Honor of His Holiness in Brussels|url=http://syriacpatriarchate.org/2017/09/reception-in-the-honor-of-his-holiness-in-brussels/|website=Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch|date=7 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Holy Virgin Mary Church, Montfermeil, France |url=http://sor.cua.edu/ChMon/France/MontfermeilSMary.html |website=sor.cua.edu}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Germany]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Germany]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Philoxenus Mattias Nayis]]
|-
|<!--col2-->Ecumenical Movement in [[Germany]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Julius Hanna Aydın]]
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Netherlands]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of the [[Netherlands]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Polycarpus Augin Aydin|Polycarpus Augin (Eugene) Aydın]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Duizenden Syrisch-Orthodoxen vieren Pasen in Glane |url=https://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/311738/Duizenden-Syrisch-Orthodoxen-vieren-Pasen-in-Glane |work=RTV Oost |language=NL}}</ref>
|-
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Spain]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Spain]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Nicolaos Matti Abd Alahad]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Sweden]]
|<!--col2-->Archbishopric of [[Sweden]] and [[Scandinavia]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Julius Abdulahad Gallo Shabo]]
|-
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Sweden]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Dioskoros Benyamen Atas]]
|-
|<!--col1-->[[Switzerland]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Dionysius Isa Gürbüz]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabo |first1=Gabriel |title=Mor Augin Monastery in Switzerland Consecrated |url=http://www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de/news/moraugin-e.html |website=www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930005523/http://www.suryoyo.uni-goettingen.de/news/moraugin-e.html |archive-date=2018-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|<!--col1-->[[United Kingdom]]
|<!--col2-->Patriarchal Vicariate of [[United Kingdom]]
|<!--col3-->Archbishop [[Athanasius Toma Dawod]]
|-
|}
::'''Gallery'''
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Sankt Afrems katedral i Södertälje.jpg|[[Saint Afram Syriac Orthodox Cathedral]]
File:Syrisk-ortodoxa kyrkan, Vallby, Västerås.jpg|St.Kuriakose Church, Vallby, [[Västerås]]
File:Moeder Godskerk-buitenkant.JPG|[[Church of Our Lady, Amsterdam]]
File:Syrisch-orthodoxes Kloster, ehemaliges Dominikanerkloster.JPG|Monastery of Mor Ya`qub of Sarug in [[Warburg]]
File:Arth Klosterstr 10.JPG|St.Avgin Monastery, [[Arth]], [[Switzerland]]
</gallery>
=== [[Oceania]] ===
::'''[[Australia]]''' and '''[[New Zealand]]'''
* Patriarchal Vicariate of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] under Archbishop Malatius Malki Malki <ref>{{cite web|url=http://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/directories/world/australia-new-zealand/|title=Australia & New Zealand|date=22 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOTICE PAPER NSW |website=www.parliament.nsw.gov.au |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Documents/2012/22-february-2012-notice-paper/Notice%20Paper%2063%20-%2022%20February%202012%20s.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HE Archbishop Mor Malatius Malki thank you letter to ACM Australian Coptic Movement (ACM) |url=http://www.auscma.com/2014/12/he-archbishop-mor-malatius-malki-thank-you-letter-to-acm/ |website=www.auscma.com |access-date=2019-07-24 |archive-date=2019-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407085620/http://www.auscma.com/2014/12/he-archbishop-mor-malatius-malki-thank-you-letter-to-acm/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Home St Peter's |url=https://www.stpeterschurch.org.nz/ |website=stpeters |language=en}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:1.Syrian Orthodox Cathedral Lidcombe-4.jpg|St. Ephraim Cathedral, [[Lidcombe]]
File:Saint Aphrem Syrian Orthodox Church - Victoria - Australia.jpg|St Aphrem Syrian Orthodox Church, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
</gallery>
==See also==
{{Portal|Christianity}}
*[[Dioceses of the Church of the East]]
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