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.
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 - ...), 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)
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.