Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Antélias (Archeparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة - أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة". www.anteliasdiocese.com.
