Eparchy Zahlé
| Eparchy Zahlé | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Mouawad |
| founding | 1990 |
| Parishes | 33 (April 2010) |
| Catholics | 48,792 (April 2010) |
| Diocesan priest | 19 (April 2010) |
| Religious priest | 17 (April 2010) |
| Catholics per priest | 1 |
| Friars | 17 (April 2010) |
| Religious sisters | 24 (April 2010) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| address | Eveche Maronite Haouch-el-Omara Zahleh Lebanon |
The Eparchy Zahlé ( Latin Eparchia Mariamnensis Maronitarum , Arabic زحلة Zahla , DMG Zaḥla ) is a Maronite eparchy united with the Roman Catholic Church . Bishop of the eparchy of Zahlé is Joseph Mouawad .
history
The eparchy is located in the Bekaa plateau , in eastern Lebanon . The eparchy is headquartered in the city of the same name, Zahlé , which is the third largest city in Lebanon. The majority of the population are Lebanese Christians .
The eparchy arose from the territorial division of the eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar on June 9, 1990. The first bishop was Georges Skandar , who became emeritus on September 12, 2002 . His successor in the episcopate was Mansour Hobeika . After his death on October 28, 2014, Joseph Mouawad succeeded him on March 14, 2015.
Bishops of Zahlé
- 1990–2002 Georges Skandar
- 2002-2014 Mansour Hobeika
- 2014– Joseph Mouawad
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Footnotes
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