Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias

Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Lebanon

Archeparchy of Antelias (Maronite)

Archieparchia Anteliensis Maronitarum

Location
Country| Lebanon
Ecclesiastical province| Immediately Subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
Headquarters| Lebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics| (as of 2012)
249,971[1]
Parishes| 93
Information
Denomination| Eastern Catholic Churches
Sui iuris church| Maronite Church
Rite| West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established| June 11, 1988 (36 years ago)
Cathedral| Saint Elias Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Patriarch| Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Archeparch| Antoine Farès Bou Najem
Website
http://anteliasdiocese.com/

The Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias[2] (informally Antelias of the Maronites) (in Latin: Archieparchia Anteliensis Maronitarum) is a Maronite (Antiochian Rite, Arabic), non-Metropolitan Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) in northern Lebanon.

## Territory and statistics

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It is immediately dependent on the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Resurrection Cathedral, 5 km north of Beirut, in the Matn District, Lebanon, that is its jurisdiction.

The territory is divided into 93 parishes and in 2012 there were 249,971 Lebanese Maronite Catholic members.

## History

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It was established on 11 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II on territory previously without proper Ordinary of the particular church sui iuris.

## Eparchs

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* Joseph Mohsen Béchara (11 June 1988 – retired 16 June 2012), previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1986.04.04 – 1988.06.11)
* Camille Zaidan (16 June 2012 – 21 October 2019), previously Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phœnicia of the Maronites (2011.08.13 – 2012.06.16), Bishop of Curia of the Maronites (2011.08.13 – 2012.06.16)
* Antoine Farès Bou Najem (3 March 2021 – present)

## Sources

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* Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3.
* Baalbek, Dictionnaire d’Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. VI, Paris 1932, coll. 7–8.

## References

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1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Antélias (Archeparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
2. ^ "أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة - أبرشيّة أنطلياس المارونيّة". www.anteliasdiocese.com.

## External links

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* GigaCatholic, with incumbent bio links
* catholic-hierarchy.org

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Maronite Church

West Syriac Rite

Patriarch|

* List of Maronite Patriarchs of Antioch
* Bkerké
* Dimane
* Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

Eparchies|

* Archeparchy of Beirut
* Archeparchy of Antelias
* Archeparchy of Tripoli
* Archeparchy of Tyre
* Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar
* Eparchy of Batroun
* Eparchy of Byblos
* Eparchy of Sidon
* Eparchy of Zahleh
* Archeparchy of Damascus
* Archeparchy of Aleppo
* Eparchy of Latakia
* Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land
* Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine
* Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan
* Eparchy of Cairo
* Archeparchy of Cyprus
* Eparchy of the Annunciation, Ibadan
* Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
* Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico
* Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
* Eparchy of Saint Charbel in Buenos Aires
* Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of São Paulo

Churches|

* Cathedrals:
* St George Cathedral, Beirut
* Cathedral of Saint Elijah, Aleppo
* St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Brooklyn)
* Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral (Los Angeles)
* St. Raymond Cathedral (St. Louis)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Procathedral, Bogotá
* St. Maron's Cathedral, Buenos Aires
* Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral, Ibadan
* Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City
* Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Nicosia)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (Paris)
* Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, São Paulo
* St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney

* Churches:
* Church of Saidet et Tallé
* Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth
* St. Ann's Church, Albany
* St. Sharbel Church, Portland

* Shrines:
* Our Lady of Lebanon
* Our Lady of Bekaa
* Our Lady of Bechouat
* Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (North Jackson, Ohio)

* Monasteries:
* Monastery of Saint Maron
* Monastery of Qozhaya
* Mar Sarkis, Ehden
* Monastery of the Holy Saviour, Kreim
* Maronite Convent, Jerusalem

Religious institutes|

* Lebanese Maronite Order
* Antonin Maronite Order
* Mariamite Maronite Order
* Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries

Saints|

* Maron
* John Maron
* Abraham of Cyrrhus
* Domnina of Syria
* Chayna
* Nimatullah Kassab
* Charbel Makhlouf
* Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
* Bl. Istifan al-Duwayhi
* Bl. Elias Peter Hoayek

Traditions|

* Three Sundays of Commemoration

See also|

* Lebanese Maronite Christians
* Cross of All Nations
* Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Notre Dame des Secours

* Catholic Church portal

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