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Revision as of 01:30, 19 March 2004 by 207.69.137.23 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch is held to be the first church of the Christianity established by the Apostle St. Peter in 34 AD. Currently, the name is used by a member of the Oriental Orthodox Communion. The head of this Syrian Orthodox Church is the Patriarch H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, who resides in Damascus, the capital of the Aramaeans. Both it and the Antiochian Orthodox Church claim to be the sole legitimate church of Antioch and successor of the Apostle St. Peter. The Church has about 26 archdioceses and 11 Patriarchal Vikariates. Some estimate that the church has about four million members globally.
The Syrian orthodox divine liturgy is performed in Syriac.
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