Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias
Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Lebanon
Archeparchy of Antelias (Maronite) Archieparchia Anteliensis Maronitarum | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Information | |
| 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
External links
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent bio links
- catholic-hierarchy.org
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- Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
- Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico
- Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
- Eparchy of Saint Charbel in Buenos Aires
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- Cathedrals:
- St George Cathedral, Beirut
- Cathedral of Saint Elijah, Aleppo
- St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
- Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Brooklyn)
- Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral (Los Angeles)
- St. Raymond Cathedral (St. Louis)
- Our Lady of Lebanon Procathedral, Bogotá
- St. Maron's Cathedral, Buenos Aires
- Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral, Ibadan
- Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City
- Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Nicosia)
- Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Paris)
- Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, São Paulo
- St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney
- Churches:
- Church of Saidet et Tallé
- Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
- St. Ann's Church, Albany
- St. Sharbel Church, Portland
- Shrines:
- Our Lady of Lebanon
- Our Lady of Bekaa
- Our Lady of Bechouat
- Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (North Jackson, Ohio)
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