Eparchy of St. Scarbel of Buenos Aires
| Eparchy of St. Scarbel of Buenos Aires | |
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| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires |
| Diocesan bishop | Habib Chamieh OMM (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Charbel Georges Merhi CML |
| founding | 1990 |
| surface | 2,780,403 km² |
| Parishes | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 43,432,376 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 750,000 (2010) |
| proportion of | 1.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 75,000 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| Website | http://misionlibanesa.zaloutions.com/ |
The . Eparchie of St. Scharbel in Buenos Aires ( latin Eparchia Sancti Sarbelii bonaerensis Maronitarum ) is a Maronite Diaspora - Eparchie in Argentina .
History and organization
The Eparchy of St. Sharbel was established on October 5, 1990 in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires . Most of the Christians in this eparchy are emigrants and originally come from Lebanon . Their name goes back to St. Maron of Beit-Marun , after whom they call themselves "Maronites". In 2004, the Eparchy of St. Scharbel of Buenos Aires numbered around 700,000 Maronite- Arab Christians . They were divided into four 2,004 parishes of ten diocesan and nine religious priests and two deacons in the permanent diaconate , pastoral and pastoral care. Six nuns and nine friars were also involved in caring for the Maronite Christians .
Bishops
- Charbel Georges Merhi CML , 1990-2013
- Habib Chamieh OMM , since 2019