Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela

The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela is a Syriac Catholic Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic exarchate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela. It is exempt directly to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral is the Catedral Católica Siria de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, in the episcopal see of Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.

History

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syriac Catholics on 22 June 2001.

Ordinaries

Denys Antoine Chahda, later Archeparch of Aleppo of the Syriacs
Iwannis Louis Awad, emeritate as Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria
Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni, Titular Bishop of Sabrata