Eparchy Batrun
| Eparchy Batrun | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Mounir Khairallah |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul-Emile Saadé |
| Parishes | 66 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 73,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 44 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,197 |
| Friars | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 56 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Etienne |
| Website | http://www.diocesebatroun.org/ |
The diocese Batroun ( lat. : Eparchia Botryensis Maronitarum ) is in Lebanon located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Batroun .
history
The Eparchy Batrun was established on June 5, 1999 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory to the Eparchy Joubbé-Sarba .
Bishops of Batrun
- Paul-Emile Saadé , 1999–2012
- Mounir Khairallah , since 2012