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===The Antiochian church today===
[[Image:Ignatius Hazim.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Ignatius Ignatie IV (Hazim) of Antiochal Antiohiei|Patriarch Ignatius Patriarhul Ignatie IV of Antiochal Antiohiei]]]]
The [[St. John of Damascus Patriarchal Institute of Theology (Tripoli, Lebanon)]] was established by the patriarchate in 1970, and in 1988 it was fully incorporated into the University of Balamand. The Institute functions as the primary seminary for theological schooling for the patriarchate's clergy and lay leaders.
===Expansion abroad===
[[Image:Antiochian bishops.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''New Antiochian bishops with the patriarchNoi episcopi antiohieni împreună cu patriarhul'''<br>Left to RightDe la stânga la dreapta: Bp. PS [[Mark Marcu (Maymon) of de Toledo]], Patr. PF [[Ignatius Ignatie IV (Hazim) of Antiochal Antiohiei]], Bp. PS [[Thomas Toma (JosephIosif) of de Oakland]], Bp. PS [[Alexander Alexandru (Mufarrij) of de Ottawa]]]]
Extensive 20th and 21st century Arab immigration to the New World has further increased the size, vigor and influence of the Church of Antioch, and the majority of Antiochian faithful now reside outside the Middle East and include numerous non-Arabic converts to the Orthodox Christian faith. As a result, besides its Middle Eastern territories in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, the Arabian Peninsular, and parts of Turkey, the Church of Antioch also includes missionary dioceses in Central, North, and South America, in Europe, and in Australia and the Pacific. The archdiocese with the largest population is [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|North America]]. It is also the only one with internal [[diocese]]s. The archdiocese with the largest area is [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand|Australia and New Zealand]]. Estimates of the membership of the patriarchate range from 750,000 to over 1,000,000 in Syria alone.