Archeparchy Zahlé and Furzol
| Archeparchy Zahlé and Furzol | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Issam John Darwich BS |
| Parishes | 36 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 150,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,286 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 38 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| Website | [1] |
The archeparchy Zahle and Furzol ( lat. : Archieparchia Mariamnensis Graecorum Melkitarum ) is in Lebanon located archeparchy the Melkite Greek Catholic Church , based in Zahle .
history
The diocese of Furzol was founded in the 4th century by the holy Archbishop Berdanos . Today's "Archparchy Zahlé and Furzol" was established in 1724 as the eparchy Zahlé and Furzol . In 1727 the bishopric was moved from Furzol to Zahlé . Archbishop Eftimios Fadel , who was in office around 1727, declared unity with the Latin Church in Rome for himself and his diocese and recognized the Pope as head of the Eastern Churches . He was also the builder of the cathedral at Zahlé, in 1774 the name of the "Eparchy of Zahlé and Furzol" was added to "Zahlé and Furzol and the whole of Bakaa" , the historical name of which it still carries today. On November 18, 1964, the eparchy Zahlé and Furzol by Pope Paul VI. raised to an arch parish.
Geographical location
The area of the diocese extends largely over the Bekaa governorate and has about 450,000 inhabitants, of which approximately 110,000 are Christians of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Ordinaries
Bishops of the Zahlé and Furzol eparchy
- Makarios IV. Tawil BS , 1811–1813, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Basilio Schajat , 1834–…
- Ambroise Abdo , 1866–1875, then Apostolic Exarch of Jerusalem
- Melezio Fakkak , 1876–1881, then Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil
- Ignazio Malluk , 1881–…
- Cyril IX Moghabghab , 1899–1925, then Patriarch of Antioch
- Eftimios Youakim BS, 1926-1964
Archbishops of the Zahlé and Furzol Archeparchies
- Eftimios Youakim BS, 1964-1971
- Jean Bassoul BS, 1971-1977
- Augustin Farah , 1977-1983
- André Haddad BS, 1983-2011
- Issam John Darwich BS, since 2011