Syriac Catholic Church

The Syrian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic church that has been in communion with Rome since the 17th century. This church follows the Antiochene rite and uses the Liturgy of St. James, primarily in Syriac.12

The origins of this church trace back to the 5th century when many Christians in Syria rejected the rulings of the Council of Chalcedon (451), which had deemed their Christological interpretations as monophysite heresy. Despite earlier unsuccessful attempts at unification with Rome, conversions began in the 17th century, leading to the establishment of a consistent succession of Catholic patriarchs by 1782. The church's patriarchs have resided in various locations, with the current patriarchal see in Beirut, Lebanon.13