Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias
Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Lebanon
Archeparchy of Antelias (Maronite)
Archieparchia Anteliensis Maronitarum
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Location | |
Country | Lebanon |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch |
Headquarters | Lebanon |
Statistics | |
Population
- Catholics |
(as of 2012)
249,971 [1] |
Parishes | 93 |
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Denomination | Eastern Catholic Churches |
Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
Established | June 11, 1988 ( 35 years ago) |
Cathedral | Saint Elias Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
Archeparch | Antoine Farès Bou Najem |
Website | |
http://anteliasdiocese.com/ |
The Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias [2] (informally Antelias of the Maronites ) (in Latin: Archieparchia Anteliensis Maronitarum ) is a Maronite ( Antiochian Rite , Arabic ), non-Metropolitan Archeparchy ( Eastern Catholic Archdiocese ) in northern Lebanon .
Territory and statistics
It is immediately dependent on the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch . Its cathedral episcopal see is the Resurrection Cathedral, 5 km north of Beirut, in the Matn District , Lebanon , that is its jurisdiction.
The territory is divided into 93 parishes and in 2012 there were 249,971 Lebanese Maronite Catholic members .
History
It was established on 11 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II on territory previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church sui iuris .
Eparchs
- Joseph Mohsen Béchara (11 June 1988 – retired 16 June 2012), previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1986.04.04 – 1988.06.11)
- Camille Zaidan (16 June 2012 – 21 October 2019), previously Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phœnicia of the Maronites (2011.08.13 – 2012.06.16), Bishop of Curia of the Maronites (2011.08.13 – 2012.06.16)
- Antoine Farès Bou Najem (3 March 2021 – present)
Sources
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3 .
- Baalbek, Dictionnaire d’Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. VI, Paris 1932, coll. 7–8.
References
- ↑ Cheney, David M. "Antélias (Archeparchy) [ Catholic-Hierarchy ] " . www.catholic-hierarchy.org .
- ↑ "أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة - أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة" . www.anteliasdiocese.com .
External links
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