Archeparchy Tripoli (Melkites)
| Archeparchy Tripoli (Melkites) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archeparchy of Tire |
| Diocesan bishop | Eduard Hence BC |
| Parishes | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 425,000 ( 1970 ) |
| Catholics | 10,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 2.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,667 |
| Religious sisters | 17 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
The archeparchy Tripoli ( lat. : Archieparchia Tripolitanus Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Lebanon located archeparchy the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Tripoli .
history
The Archeparchy Tripoli was founded on March 21, 1897 by Pope Leo XIII. erected as the Tripoli eparchy . It was subordinated to the Archparchy of Tire as a suffragan diocese. On November 18, 1964, the Tripoli eparchy was founded by Pope Paul VI. raised to an arch parish.
Ordinaries
Bishops of the Tripoli Eparchy
- Atanasio Tutundgi , 1836–…
- Joseph Dumáni BS , 1897-1922
- Joseph Kallas , 1923-1960
- Augustin Farah , 1961–1964
Archbishops of the Tripoli Archeparchy
- Augustin Farah, 1964–1977, then Archbishop of the Zahlé and Furzol Archeparchies
- Elias Nijmé BA , 1978-1995
- George Riashi BC , 1995-2010
- Eduard Hence BC, since 2013