Eparchy Saint Maron in Brooklyn
| Eparchy Saint Maron in Brooklyn | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Gregory John Mansour |
| Parishes | 34 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 30,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 50 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 492 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 13 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral |
| Website | [1] |
The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn ( Latin Eparchia Sancti Maroni Bruklyniensis Maronitarum ) is in the United States located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Brooklyn . It includes the states : North Carolina, South Carolina, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia and the District of Columbia.
history
Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Exarchate of the United States of America with the Apostolic Constitution Cum supremi on January 10, 1966.
On November 29, 1971, the Exarchate was raised to the eparchy and took the name Eparchie Saint Maron of Detroit . On June 27, 1977 the seat was moved to Brooklyn and the current name was introduced.
The eparchy, which until then comprised the entire United States, lost part of its territory on March 12, 1994 to the newly established Our Lady of Lebanon eparchy in Los Angeles .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Exarch of the United States of America
- Francis Mansour Zayek (January 27, 1966 to November 29, 1971)
Bishop of Saint Maron of Detroit
- Francis Mansour Zayek (November 29, 1971 to June 27, 1977)
Bishops of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
- Francis Mansour Zayek (June 27, 1977 to November 11, 1996, retired)
- Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi (November 11, 1996 to January 10, 2004, retired)
- Gregory John Mansour , since January 10, 2004
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Eparchy Saint Maron of Brooklyn on Giga-Catholic (English)