Metropolitan of Tarsus, Adana and Hatay (Gulf of…

In response to the request of our congregations in Hatay (Alexanderun) and Mersin, the Holy Antokya Synod gathered in Balamand on October 13, 2025, in view of the interest of the Church and a better spiritual service in the region, the Honorable 10th Patriarchate of Antokya and All the East. In accordance with the feelings of federal responsibility and agreements of Metropolitan Athanasios of Aleppo, Iskenderun and its affiliated places; Establishment of a new Metropolitan Efrem in Turkey called “Metropolitan of Tarsus, Adana and Hatay (Gulf of Alexandria)” and the jurisdiction of this new Metropolitan for three years (Adana, Mersin and Hatay (Alexanderun) It has been decided to remain out of this regulation due to the occasion of the city of Antioch becoming the historical center of the Patriarchate of Antioch. The spiritual administration of the new Metropolitan will be administered by an Deputy Patriarch (Bishop) to be appointed by the Patriarch, and the necessary administrative arrangements for the implementation of this decision will be made by the Patriarch. As a result of this decision, “H The name of Aleppo and Alexander Metropolitanate is "Aleppo and" the places connected to it were changed as the Metropolitan City.