Eparchy Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh
| Eparchy Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch |
| Diocesan bishop | Béchara Pierre Cardinal Raï OMM |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Maroun Ammar (for Joubbé) Paul Rouhana OLM (for Sarba) |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Guy-Paul Noujaim |
| Parishes | 153 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 352,912 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 141 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 67 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,697 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 187 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 177 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| Website | http://www.diocesejounieh.org.lb/ |
The eparchy Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh ( lat. : Et Eparchia Ioubbensis, Sarbensis Iuniensis Maronitarum ) is in Lebanon located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Bkerké .
history
The Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh Eparchy was established on May 2, 1986 by Pope John Paul II as the Joubbé Eparchy . On June 9, 1990, the Eparchie Joubbé was affiliated with the Eparchy Sarba and on June 5, 1999, the Eparchy Jounieh was affiliated.
The Eparchy Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh is the own parchy of the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch .