Syriac Titular Episcopal See of

Dara Syrorum

Turkiye

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Syriac (Antiochian)

Type: Titular Episcopal See

Name: Dara Syrorum (latine) / Dara (Italiano) / Daren(sis) (Latin)

Location: ruins of Dara, pr. Mesopotamia II, Turkiye

History

Established as Titular Episcopal See of Anastasiopolis (latine) / Anastasiopoli (Italiano)
1979: Restored as Titular Episcopal See of Dara Syrorum (latine) / Dara (Italiano) / Daren(sis) (Latin)

Titular Bishop

Titular Bishop:

vacant

Former Titular Bishops

Titular Archbishop: Archbishop Flavien Joseph Melki (1996.05.25 – 2026.01.30)
Titular Bishop: Bishop Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka (later Archbishop) (1979.08.25 – 1983.07.15)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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