Sidon Eparchy
| Sidon Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Maroun Ammar |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Tanios El Khoury Elias Nassar |
| Parishes | 96 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 432,443 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 83,000 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 34.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 30 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 976 |
| Friars | 30 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 50 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
The eparchy Sidon ( lat. : Eparchia Sidoniensis Maronitarum ) is in Lebanon located eparchy of the Maronite Church , based in Sidon .
history
The Sidon eparchy has existed since the beginning of the Maronite Church, but was united with the Tire Archparchy. The Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736 established the Tire-Sidon eparchy. The two eparchies were separated on February 18, 1900 or, according to other sources, on January 26, 1906.
Bishops of the Sidon Eparchy
- Paul Basbous , 1900-1919
- Agostino Bostani , 1919-1957
- Anton Peter Khoraiche , 1957–1975, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Ibrahim Hélou , 1975-1996
- Tanios El Khoury , 1996-2005
- Elias Nassar , 2005-2017
- Maroun Ammar , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Sidon on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Sidon on gcatholic.org (English)