Eparchy Jbeil
| Eparchy Jbeil | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Michel Aoun |
| Parishes | 88 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 250,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 60 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,500 |
| Friars | 45 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| Website | www.jbeileparchy.org |
The eparchy Jbeil ( lat. : Eparchia Bybliensis Maronitarum ) is in Lebanon located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Jbeil .
history
The Jbeil Eparchy was established on June 9, 1990 by Pope John Paul II .
Bishops of the Eparchy Jbeil
- Béchara Raï OMM , 1990–2011, then Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
- Michel Aoun , since 2012