St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral (North Hollywood, California)

St. Anne Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral
St. Anne Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral
	34°09′02.4″N 118°22′32.4″W / 34.150667°N 118.375667°W
Location	North Hollywood, California
Address	11211 Moorpark St, North Hollywood, CA 91602
Country	United States
Denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Website	www.melkitesinlosangeles.org
History
Status	Cathedral/Parish
Founded	1909 (parish)
Dedicated	July 25, 1965
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Years built	1964-1965
Administration
Diocese	Eparchy of Newton
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop-Elect Francois Beyrouti
Rector	Rev. Dimitri Saliba, BCO

St. Anne Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture. It is the co-cathedral church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton, which encompasses the entire United States.

Parish church[edit]

Saint Anne Cathedral was founded in 1909 when Father Gerasimos Sawaya, the first Melkite missionary priest, traversed the west coast visiting and ministering to the Melkites in the Western United States. St. Anne Cathedral was the Mother Church of the following Melkite communities founded from it: Holy Cross Church in Placentia, CA; Virgin Mary Mission in Temecula, CA; St. Jacob Mission in San Diego, CA; St. Philip Mission in San Bernardino, CA; St. Paul Mission in West Los Angeles, CA; and Annunciation Mission in Covina, CA. In addition, St. Anne Church was also involved with the foundation of the following communities: St. George Church in Sacramento, CA; St. Elias the Prophet Church in San Jose, CA; and St. John of the Desert Church in Phoenix, AZ; and St. Joseph Mission in Seattle, WA.

From parish church to cathedral[edit]

On May 20, 2015, Pope Francis named Saint Anne Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, as Co-Cathedral of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton.^[1]

Later events[edit]

In 1976, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States was elevated from the status of an Exarchate to that of an Eparchy. On May 8, 1977, at a Patriarchal Liturgy served at the cathedral, the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton was canonically erected with Archbishop Joseph Tawil as Eparch.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "MELKITE EPARCHY OF NEWTON TO HAVE CO-CATHEDRAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
^ Annunciation Cathedral. "Our Church". melkitecathedral.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
^ The Melkite Handbook: Introducing the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Published by the Office of Educational Services, Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (2008)

External links[edit]

St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral Official Site

[1] "MELKITE EPARCHY OF NEWTON TO HAVE CO-CATHEDRAL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA". Retrieved May 20, 2015.

[cath-2] Annunciation Cathedral. "Our Church". melkitecathedral.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

[handbook-3] The Melkite Handbook: Introducing the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Published by the Office of Educational Services, Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (2008)

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