The Patriarchate of Antioch is the office and jurisdiction of the bishop or Patriarch of Antioch, the
Christian Church's oldest
episcopal see, tracing its origin to
Saint Peter and originally located in
Antioch, now
Antakya in
Turkey. It has been formally designated as Patriarchate since 531. Several traditions have claimed succession of the early Church of Antioch, none of which however has been based in Antioch/Antakya for centuries:
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