Archeparchy Baalbek
| Archeparchy Baalbek | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Elias Rahal SMSP |
| founding | 1701 |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 22,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 9 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,833 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 52 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | St. Barbara Cathedral |
The archeparchy Baalbek ( lat. : Archieparchia Heliopolitanus Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Lebanon located archeparchy the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Baalbek .
history
In 1701 the Baalbek eparchy was established. It was subordinate to the Archparchy Damascus as a suffragan diocese. On November 18, 1964, the eparchy Baalbek by Pope Paul VI. raised to an arch parish.
Ordinaries
Bishops of the Baalbek Eparchy
- Clément Moutran , 1810-1827
- Basilio Nasser , 1869–1885
- Germanos Mouakkad , 1886-1894
- Agapitos Malouf , 1896-1922
- Melezio Abou-Assaleh , 1922-1937
- Joseph Malouf SMSP , 1937-1964
Archbishops of the Archeparchy of Baalbek
- Joseph Malouf SMSP, 1964-1968
- Elias Zoghbi , 1968–1988
- Cyrille Salim Bustro's SMSP, 1988-2004, then Archbishop of the Newton Eparchy
- Elias Rahal SMSP, since 2004
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)