The Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Arabic: كنيسة الروم الملكيين الكاثوليك, Kanīsat ar-Rūm al-Malakiyyīn al-Kāṯūlīk) is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of the 1st century AD, wh
ere Christianity was introduced by St. The Melkite Church's origins lie in the Near East, but Melkite Greek Catholics are present throughout the world due to migration. At present there is a worldwide membership of approximately 1.6 million. The Melkite Catholic Church's Byzantine roots and liturgical practices are similar to those of Eastern Orthodoxy. The Melkite Church is a living witness to the tolerance bridge between Catholics and Orthodox, Christianity and Islam, and Tradition vs Modernism.
