Need Help Finding Catholic Church in Syria

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Anyway, I’ve been in communication with someone who because of his job, now lives in Syria and needs to find a Latin Rite Catholic Church. This person says he doesn’t have reliable access to the Internet and no idea where to start looking.

I have tried various search engines but am not having much luck locating anything since he specifically wants a Latin Rite Church rather than attending others which are in union with Rome but aren’t Rites he grew up with.

Can anyone here help?
 
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Hello,
There are very few Latin Rite churches in the Middle East. I don’t know about Syria, but can this person make the trip to neighboring Lebanon? I know of only one Latin Rite church in this area, in Hamra District, Beirut.
 
I have made some inquiries, and apparently the church I was referring to is called Saint Lious of the Capuchins.

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Saint Louis Cathedral of the Capuchin Fathers - Wikipedia

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I made a mistake in my previous post, the church is in Downtown Beirut district, not Hamra.

If this doesn’t work, why don’t you try looking up the Latin dioceses of Syria?
 
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If this doesn’t work, why don’t you try looking up the Latin dioceses of Syria?
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I did that before creating this thread. The lack of resources found on my own prompted its creation.

I’m thankful for your help and will pass along all info. He says he used to be active in his former parish but hasn’t been able to locate anything since moving to Syria.
 
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It seems that the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo is the only Latin jurisdiction in Syria. I just read about it. However, I can’t vouch for how safe it is to travel to Aleppo given the current circumstances in Syria.

You’re very welcome. Tell your friend to stay safe.
 
My friend when in Syria attended Masses I believe in Aramaic.
 
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Most Catholic churches in Syria are Eastern Catholic Syriac churches. Their Masses are in Aramaic. I believe the Patriarchate of the Syriac Church is in Damascus, but I’m not sure, it may be the Melkite Church’s.

The OP, however, has specified Latin Rite churches, of which there seems to be few.
 
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Thank you for the website, BartholomewB. I’ve passed along all the info given in this thread. I’m hopeful he’ll be able to put it to good use.
 
You’re welcome! I hope the telephones are working. There has been fierce fighting in and around Aleppo.
 
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I’ve suggested he open himself up to the possibility of attending Churches which have other Rites but are in union with Rome. We’ll see.

Please pray that he’ll find a Church. He’s in a war zone and living in barracks. Says he’s unable to watch or listen to Mass on EWTN.
 
The thing is I don’t think he’ll find anyone there since most of the Syrian Christians have emigrated with their Muslim countrymen here to Lebanon. And that’s if he manages to get to Aleppo.

OP, your friend’s best shot is to visit Lebanon. It’s only a few hours away, we used to take day long trips around Syria then come back to Lebanon at nightfall, before the war.
 
OP, just another question. Does your friend want to go to a Latin Rite church every Sunday, or just this one time? I’m afraid neither going to Aleppo nor making the trip to Beirut are feasible in the long run if he’s planning on weekly visits.
 
In São Paulo, where there is a numerous Syrian and Lebanese community, I watched on television, once or twice, Mass being broadcast live from a Maronite church. As far as I could tell, it was indistinguishable from the Ordinary Form in the Latin Rite. Is that true as well of the Maronite Church in Lebanon and Syria?
 
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I don’t know. I have never attended an OF Latin Rite Mass, so I have no idea what it looks like.
 
He wants to go regularly if possible. Everything depends on how much they have at work that day. He’s an orthopedic surgeon whose job has him now living and working in Syria.
 
Well, whatever he chooses to do, tell him a random Catholic on the internet wishes him luck. I’m praying for him.
 
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