Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano in São Paulo
| Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano in São Paulo | |
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| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| Diocesan bishop | Edgar Madi |
| Parishes | 10 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 489,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 30,563 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Líbano |
| Website | www.igrejamaronita.org.br |
The Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo ( lat. : Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis S. Pauli Maronitarum ) is in Brazil located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in São Paulo .
history
The eparchy was on November 29, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Paulo as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of the Eparchy Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo
- João Chedid OMM , 1971-1990
- Joseph Mahfouz OLM , 1990-2006
- Edgar Madi , since 2006