Archeparchy of Haifa e Terra Santa
| Archeparchy of Haifa e Terra Santa | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Maronite Church |
| Country | Israel |
| Diocesan bishop | Moussa El-Hage OAM |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 20,991 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 7,602,400 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 7,000 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,000 |
| Religious sisters | 5 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Antiochian rite |
| Liturgical language | Syrian |
| Website | http://www.maronitejerusalem.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=29 |
The Archieparchia of Haifa and the Holy Land ( Latin Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in Terra Sancta ) is a Maronite archeparchy with its seat in Haifa, united with the Roman Catholic Church .
history
The Arch Parchy was established on June 8, 1996. It goes back to an ancient bishopric in Akka from the third century . On October 5th of the same year it lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Patriarchal Exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan , which share a bishop in persona episcopi .
Archbishops of the Haifa e Terra Santa Archeparchy
- Paul Nabil El-Sayah , 1996–2011, then Curia Bishop in the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch
- Moussa El-Hage OAM , since 2012
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1999 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1,000 | 2 | 9 | 6th | |
| 2000 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1.166 | 1 | 9 | 6th | |
| 2001 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1,000 | 2 | 9 | 6th | |
| 2002 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 1,400 | 9 | 6th | |||
| 2003 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 6th | 6th | 1.166 | 9 | 6th | |||
| 2004 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 6th | 6th | 1.166 | 8th | 6th | |||
| 2010 | 7,000 | ? | ? | 11 | 8th | 3 | 1,000 | 3 | 6th | 6th | |