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
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
249,971[1]
Parishes 93
Information
Sui iuris church Maronite Church
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established June 11, 1988 (27 years ago)
Cathedral Saint Elias Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Archeparch Camille Zaidan
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Mohsen Béchara

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.

It is currently ruled by Archeparch Camille Zaidan.

Territory and statistics

It is immediately dependent on the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Elias Cathedral in Antelias, 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.

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