Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Zahleh and Baalbek

Archdiocese of the Antioch Orthodox Church

Archdiocese of Zahleh, Baalbek and Dependencies

Bishopric
Location
Country| Lebanon
Territory| Lebanon, Syria
Headquarters| Zahlé, Lebanon
Information
Established| c. 6th century
Language| Greek, Arabic, English
Current leadership
Patriarch| Patriarch of Antioch John X
Metropolitan| Antonios (El Soury)
Website
https://archzahle.com/

The Archdiocese of Zahleh, Baalbek and Dependencies (Arabic: ‎مطرانية زحلة وبعلبك وتوابعهما للروم الأرثوذكس, romanized: mṭrāny zḥl wbʿlbk wtwābʿhmā llrwm ālrṯwḏks) is an archdiocese of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. It has been headed by Metropolitan Antonios (El Soury) since 2015.[1]

## History

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The diocese was created from the diocese of Damascus in the 6th century. In the 15th century the bishoprics of Saidnaya, Zabadani, Yabroud, and Qara were added to the diocese. Sometime in the 18th century the city of Tadmur was also mentioned as being a part of the diocese.[2]

In the middle of the 19th century, the modern day diocese was formed then known as the Diocese of Silfikias. It included the Qalamoun Mountains, Wadi Barada, and Wadi al-Bekaa, with its center in the city of Zahle. On August 30, 1929 the diocese was renamed to the Archdiocese of Zahleh, Baalbek and Dependencies to reflect its modern name.[2]

## Bishops

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* Methodius (Saliba) 1854-1888
* Gerasimos (Yard) 1889-1899
* Germanos (Shehadeh) 1904-1925
* Nevin (Saba) 1925 - 1966
* Spyridon (Khoury) 1966 - 2015
* Antonios (El Soury) 2015 - present[3]

## See also

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* Christian Arabs
* Greeks in Lebanon
* Christianity in Lebanon

## External links

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* Patriarchy of Antioch page

## References

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1. ^ "New Metropolitan Elected for the Archdiocese of Zahle, Baalbek and Dependencies, Lebanon". OrthoChristian.Com. October 8, 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
2. ^ a b "تاريخ الأبرشية – الموقع الإلكتروني لأبرشيّة زحلة وبعلبك وتوابعهما للروم الأرثوذكس" (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
3. ^ "الرعاة السابقون – الموقع الإلكتروني لأبرشيّة زحلة وبعلبك وتوابعهما للروم الأرثوذكس". Retrieved 3 March 2025.

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