About Christ the King [Syrian] · Troy, Michigan
Christ the King Syriac Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic parish in Troy, Michigan, serving faithful of the Syriac (Antiochian) rite who are part of the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance, the U.S. eparchy erected by Pope St. John Paul II in 1995. The parish is one of three Syriac Catholic parishes in Michigan (alongside St. Toma Cathedral in Farmington Hills and St. Isaac of Nineveh in Lansing) that together care for roughly 1,200 families, many of them immigrants and refugees from Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. It celebrates the West Syriac (Divine Liturgy of St. James) tradition in Syriac, Arabic and English, and gathers at 2300 John R Road in Troy, Oakland County.
- Patron
- Christ the King
- Diocese
- Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance in the United States (immediately subject to the Holy See); located within the territorial boundaries of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
Why belong here
Christ the King Troy is one of only two Syriac Catholic parishes in the Detroit metro area (with St. Isaac of Nineveh in Lansing and St. Toma Cathedral in Farmington Hills), making it a vital gathering point for Syriac Catholics in Oakland and Macomb counties who want to worship in the West Syriac tradition. The parish welcomes families from Iraq, Syria and Lebanon — both long-established immigrants and newer refugees — and offers Liturgy celebrated in Syriac, Arabic and English. It is part of an eparchy that explicitly prizes preserving Syriac heritage while fostering American vocations and education, and parishioners can easily connect with youth gatherings and cross-parish events like the annual Syriac Catholic Youth Convention hosted at St. Toma.
Mass times at Christ the King [Syrian]
Weekly Mass schedule
About Christ the King Syriac Catholic Church
Christ the King is an Eastern Catholic parish of the Syriac rite in Troy, Michigan, organized under the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance, the U.S. eparchy established by Pope St. John Paul II in 1995. The parish serves Syriac Catholic families — many tracing their roots to Iraq, Syria and Lebanon — in the Oakland County suburbs north of Detroit, and is one of only three Syriac Catholic parishes in Michigan. Its liturgical life follows the West Syriac / Antiochian tradition of the Syriac Catholic Church, celebrated in Syriac, Arabic and English at 2300 John R Road.
Roots in the Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance
Before 1995, Syriac Catholics in the United States received pastoral care from their local Latin-rite dioceses. On November 6, 1995, recognizing the growing Syriac diaspora, Pope St. John Paul II erected the Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance, immediately subject to the Holy See, and appointed Bishop Joseph Younan as its first eparch with his see in New Jersey. Bishop Younan was later elected Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan of Antioch and All the East of the Syriacs, and in 2010 Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Yousif Benham Habash as the second eparch. The Archdiocese of Detroit played a foundational role: it provided the land for St. Toma in Farmington Hills and extended a loan to build the church, which became the first Syriac Catholic church ever erected outside the Middle East.
- Eparchy erected: November 6, 1995 by Pope St. John Paul II
- First eparch: Bishop Joseph Younan (later Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan)
- Second eparch: Bishop Yousif Benham Habash, appointed 2010
- Cathedral moved from St. Joseph Cathedral, Bayonne, NJ to St. Toma, Farmington Hills on July 1, 2022 by decree of Pope Francis
- Eparchy covers the entire United States since 2016 (Canada broken off as a separate exarchate)
The Parish in Troy
Christ the King in Troy is one of three Syriac Catholic parishes serving the largest concentration of Syriac Catholics in the United States, outside the Middle East. According to Bishop Habash, the three Michigan parishes together — St. Toma in Farmington Hills, Christ the King in Troy, and St. Isaac of Nineveh in Lansing — care for approximately 1,200 families, many of whom have relatives in the Middle East. The parish sits inside the territorial boundaries of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit and shares in the eparchy's pastoral priorities of preserving Syriac heritage, supporting new arrivals, and fostering vocations.
- Address: 2300 John R Road, Troy, MI 48083
- County: Oakland, Michigan
- Main phone: (248) 689-8686
- Listed on the diocesan directory at syriaccatholic.us/parishes
- Wire directions accessible through Waze (Christ The King Syriac Catholic Church)
Liturgy and Languages
The parish celebrates the West Syriac / Antiochian rite — historically the Liturgy of St. James — in a trilingual pattern faithful to its community's origins. Liturgical services are conducted in Syriac (the classical liturgical language of the Antiochian tradition), Arabic (the mother tongue of most parishioners from Iraq, Syria and Lebanon), and English (to include younger and American-born members). The Sunday service runs from approximately 10:00 AM into the early afternoon, with weekday evening services Monday through Friday at 6:00 PM.
Mass and Service Schedule
Mass/divine liturgy is celebrated according to the following weekly rhythm at Christ the King, 2300 John R Road, Troy. Times are drawn from the published parish/diocesan schedule and the Waze listing of service hours.
- Sunday — 10:00 AM (service window 10:00–13:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
- Monday — 6:00 PM (18:00–19:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
- Tuesday — 6:00 PM (18:00–19:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
- Wednesday — 6:00 PM (18:00–19:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
- Thursday — 6:00 PM (18:00–19:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
- Friday — 6:00 PM (18:00–19:00), Syriac / Arabic / English
Sacraments and Devotions
Specific times for confession, adoration, baptisms, weddings and other devotions at Christ the King were not detailed on the parish's online directory listing. As a Syriac Catholic parish in full communion with Rome, it administers the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. The parish shares in distinctive Syriac traditions such as Ba'utha — the three-day Supplication of the Ninevites commemorating Jonah's preaching to Nineveh, added to the calendar in the 6th century after an epidemic ended in penance and prayer — which is observed across the eparchy.
- Seven sacraments administered per Catholic Church and Syriac Catholic tradition
- Ba'utha (Supplication of the Ninevites) observed eparchy-wide, a distinctive Syriac devotion
Get Involved
Parishioners are encouraged to participate in the eparchy's wider life, including the annual Syriac Catholic Youth Convention, a four-day gathering (most recently the 12th convention in July 2023) hosted at St. Toma Cathedral in Farmington Hills that brings together about 120 youth from the eparchy's 13 parishes across seven states for liturgies, catechism, social events and outings. The eparchy has highlighted youth ministry, education, and preserving Syriac liturgical heritage as core pastoral priorities, and Christ the King parishioners regularly participate in these cross-parish activities.
- Annual Syriac Catholic Youth Convention at St. Toma Cathedral, Farmington Hills
- Eparchy's three Michigan parishes collaborate on liturgical and youth events
Contact and Connect
Christ the King Syriac Catholic Church is listed on the official diocesan directory at syriaccatholic.us/parishes. Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office at (248) 689-8686, and the church keeps an active presence on Facebook under the handle Christ.the.king.syriac.church. Mass and service times are also surfaced via navigation and church-directory apps such as Waze and Shepherd's Stream.
- Diocesan directory: syriaccatholic.us/parishes
- Phone: (248) 689-8686
- Facebook: facebook.com/Christ.the.king.syriac.church
- Diocesan website: syriaccatholic.us
- Eparch: Bishop Yousif Benham Habash