Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East · Damascus · est. 34 · No. 3 in the diptychs
One of the ancient apostolic patriarchates, tracing its foundation to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East is one of the ancient apostolic sees, traditionally founded by the Apostles Peter and Paul. Its primate is the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, seated today in Damascus. In North America its faithful are gathered in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.