Syriac Orthodox Church
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| November 29 2025 | Pope Leo XIV visited Turkey and met with leaders of Turkey's Christian communities at the Mor Ephrem Church during an apostolic visit. |
| 2025 | Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit the church as part of an apostolic visit to Turkey. |
| 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. |
| 2023 | Anthimos Jack Yakoub becomes the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem, continuing to lead the diocese to the present time. |
| October 8 2023 | Church was officially inaugurated by President Erdoğan, with attendance from high-ranking government officials and religious community representatives. The opening was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. |
| 2022 | The Jacobite Syrian Church ended their sacramental relationship with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church after unsuccessful attempts at reconciliation. |
| 2022 | Anthimos Jack Yakoub initially serves as the Patriarchal delegate for the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem. |
| 2022 | The Happy Child House project was inaugurated, providing childcare services in Damascus, Syria. |
| 2019 | Gabriel Dahho is appointed as the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem, serving until 2022. |
| 2019 | The Happy Child House project was initiated in Damascus, Syria, to provide childcare services. |
| August 3 2019 | First stone of the church was laid in Yeşilköy by President Erdoğan, in the presence of metropolitan bishop Yusuf Çetin, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. |
| September 8 2018 | Antioch Syrian University was founded in Maarat Saidnaya, near Damascus, offering courses in engineering, management, and economics. |
| 2016 | Estimated 400,000 Syriac Orthodox Christians in Syria, including other Assyrian groups. Estimated 10,000 Syriac Orthodox in Turkey. |
| 2016 | Estimated Syriac Orthodox population in Syria increased to 400,000, including other Assyrian groups. |
| 2015 | Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu officially announced the construction of the church. |
| 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 | Estimated population of Syriac Orthodox Christians in Iraq ranged between 30,000 and 70,000. |
| 2014 | Ignatius Aphrem II began serving as the Patriarch of Antioch for the Syriac Orthodox Church. |
| September 25 2014 | The church was destroyed by Islamic State militants using improvised explosive devices. |
| 2013 | The previously excommunicated Charismatic movement in Guatemala joined the Syriac Orthodox Church, establishing an archdiocese with Mayan members in rural areas. |
| 2012 | Shelling of Homs damaged the city and dispersed its large Christian community. |
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