Archeparchy of Tire (Melkites)
| Archeparchy of Tire (Melkites) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Diocesan bishop | Michel Abrass BA |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jean Assaad Haddad |
| Parishes | 13 (December 31, 2009 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 102,500 ( 1950 ) |
| Catholics | 3,100 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 2.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (December 31, 2009 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2009 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 221 |
| Friars | 1 (December 31, 2009 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 7 (December 31, 2009 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Archeparch Banyas Archeparch Sidon Archeparch Tripoli |
The archeparchy Tyros ( Latin Archidioecesis Tyrensis Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Lebanon located ore diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Tire .
history
The historical origin is traced back to the New Testament . In the Acts of the Apostles , the parish of Tire (also Tire) is mentioned in the missionary journey of the apostle Paul "From Milet via Caesarea to Jerusalem" ( Acts 21,3-7 EU ). The Roman Catholic Church established the Archdiocese of Tire around 1124, the area encompassed the city and the surrounding area of Tire. Since Tire was conquered by the Muslim Mamluks in 1291 , the archbishopric has been renamed the titular archbishopric of Tire .
The Archeparchy of Tire of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church was established in 1683, the first Melkite archbishop was Euthymios Saifi . Under Patriarch Kyrillos VI. Tanas , the Melkite Patriarchate was reorganized, from 1752 to 1804 the Archeparch of Sidon and 1759-1804 the Archeparch of Akka ( Jerusalem ) was incorporated.
Archbishops of Tire
- Ignazio Karut , 1837–…
- Atanasio Kuam BS , 1867–…
- Eutimio Zulhof BS, 1886-1918
- Maximos IV. Sayegh SMSP , 1919–1933, then Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil
- Agapios Salomon Naoum BS, 1933-1965
- Georges Haddad , 1965–1985
From December 30, 1985 until the election of Archimandrite Jean Assaad Haddad as the new Archbishop, the bishopric was vacant and was administered by the Vicar General Archimandrite Paul Samaha.
- Jean Assaad Haddad , 1988-2005
- Georges Bacaouni , 2005-2014
- Michel Abrass BA , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Tyr (Melkite Greek) on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Greek-Melkite Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tyr on gcatholic.org (English)
- ARCHEPARCHY OF TIRE –LEBANON ( Memento from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on pgc-lb.org (English)
- Greek Melkite Catholic Archeparchy of Akko (English)