Archeparchy of Beirut
| Archeparchy of Beirut | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Beirut |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Abdel Sater (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paul Youssef Matar |
| Parishes | 127 (2010) |
| Residents | 1,200,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 237,500 (2010) |
| proportion of | 23.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 126 (2010) |
| Religious priest | 30 (2010) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,522 |
| Friars | 32 (2010) |
| Religious sisters | 169 (2010) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Maronite St. Georges |
| address | Archeveche Maronite 10 Rue College de la Sagesse 5545 Achrafieh Beyrouth Lebanon |
| Website | http://www.archmb.org.lb |
The archeparchy Beirut ( lat. : Archieparchia Botryensis Maronitarum ) is the Roman Catholic Church Uniate archeparchy in Lebanon . Archbishop of the Archeparch is Paul Youssef Matar .
history
The Maronite Archeparchy of Beirut was established under canon law in 1577. It is located in the city of the same name, Beirut , and is also the capital of Lebanon. According to the statistical information from 2006, there are around 240,000 Maronite Christians living in the Archeparchy . They celebrate their worship in Syriac in the Antiochian Rite .
Maronite Archbishops of Beirut
- Tobia Aun (1844–…)
- Giuseppe Debs (1872–1907)
- Pietro Scebli (1908-1917)
- Ignazio Mobarak (1919–1951)
- Ignace Ziadé (1952–1986)
- Khalil Abi-Nader (1986–1996)
- Paul Youssef Matar (1996-2019)
- Paul Abdel Sater (since 2019)