Eastern Christianity
Christian traditions originating from Greek- and Syriac-speaking populations
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| March 25 2025 | Baselios Joseph I was ordained by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II as the local head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in Malankara. |
| 2024 | Kerala Government presented a community-wise account of government employees in its Legislative Assembly, revealing 73,713 Saint Thomas Christians (13.5% of total 5,45,423 government employees) were employed in the state. |
| 2024 | The British Columbia government formally apologized to the Doukhobor community for historical wrongs, acknowledging systematic cultural genocide and forced assimilation policies. A reparation payment was made to support cultural repair. |
| 2022 | The Happy Child House project was inaugurated, providing childcare services in Damascus, Syria. |
| June 19 2021 | Selim Jean Sfeir is appointed as the new leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus |
| November 1 2020 | Joseph Soueif concludes his leadership of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus |
| 2019 | The Happy Child House project was initiated in Damascus, Syria, to provide childcare services. |
| September 8 2018 | Antioch Syrian University was founded in Maarat Saidnaya, near Damascus, offering courses in engineering, management, and economics. |
| 2015 | Pope Francis addressed the Syriac Orthodox Church as a 'Church of Martyrs' during the visit of Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II to the Holy See. |
| 2015 | Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II visited Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, discussing bilateral and theological dialogue that had existed since the late 1980s. |
| 2014 | Ignatius Aphrem II began serving as the Patriarch of Antioch for the Syriac Orthodox Church. |
| 2013 | The previously excommunicated Charismatic movement in Guatemala joined the Syriac Orthodox Church, establishing an archdiocese with Mayan members in rural areas. |
| 2012 | Doukhobor researchers estimated over 20,000 people of Doukhobor stock in Canada, with over 40,000 by a broader definition of religion, ethnicity, and social movement. |
| 2011 | Census recorded 2,290 Canadians identifying their religious affiliation as Doukhobor, with the majority (1,860) located in British Columbia. |
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