Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar Eparchy
| Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Hanna Rahmé OLM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Simon Atallah OAM |
| Parishes | 34 (April 2010) |
| Residents | 189,600 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 34,000 (April 2010) |
| proportion of | 21.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 11 (April 2010) |
| Religious priest | 6 (April 2010) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,000 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (April 2010) |
| Friars | 6 (April 2010) |
| Religious sisters | 32 (April 2010) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
The Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar ( lat. : Eparchia Helipolitanus-Rubrimonasteriensis Maronitarum ) is in Lebanon located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Deir El-Ahmar .
history
The presence of Christian parishes in the city of Baalbek can be traced back to the year 96, and there is evidence that the first Christian bishop resided here . Emperor Constantine the Great (around 288 - 337) ordered the construction of a large church , the excavation work began in 1933. The Maronite eparchy of Baalbek was founded in 1671, it is the oldest Maronite diocese .
The reorganization of the entire Maronite Church (organization) and its dioceses in Lebanon began with the Lebanese Synod of 1736. In 1977 and 1990 further restructuring took place. From August 4, 1977, Zahlé also belonged to the diocese, and finally, on June 9, 1990, the final diocese "Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar" was founded. The Maronite Synod elected Archbishop Philippe Boutros Chebaya as the first bishop on August 5, 1990 .
The area of the diocese covers 27 percent of the area of Lebanon, it includes the cities of Baalbek and Hermel , it meets the Lebanese-Syrian border in the east and north, in the west it reaches the high mountains and in the south it joins the diocese borders of the Eparchy Zahlé founded in 1990 .
Ordinaries
Bishops of the Baalbek Eparchy
- Antonio Gazeno , 1808-1858
- Giovanni Hagg , 1861–1890, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Giovanni Murad , 1892-1937
- Elias Richa , 1937-1953
- Abdallah Nujaim , 1954-1966
- Chucrallah Harb , 1967–1977, then Bishop of Jounieh
Bishops of the eparchy Baalbek e Zahlé
- Georges Skandar , 1977–1990, then Bishop of Zahlé
Bishops of the Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar Eparchy
- Philippe Boutros Chebaya , 1990–1995
- Paul-Mounged El-Hachem , 1995–2005, then titular archbishop of Darnis
- Simon Atallah OAM , 2005-2015
- Hanna Rahmé OLM , since 2015