Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Headquarters | Lebanon |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 50,300[citation needed] |
Parishes | 4 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iurischurch | Maronite Church |
Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
Established | 21 July 2012 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
Eparch | sede vacante |
Apostolic Administrator | Peter Karam |
Bishops emeritus | Nasser Gemayel |
Website | |
https://maronites.fr/ |
TheEparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris(in Latin:Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum)[1]is aMaronite Catholicdiocese.It was erected on 21 July 2012 byPope Benedict XVIwho appointedEparchNasser Gemayel[1]as its first bishop. It had 50,300[citation needed]baptized at the same year in 2013. The Eparchy has 9 churches.[2]
Territory and statistics[edit]
The eparchy includes all Lebanese Maronite Catholic faithful in France. Its eparchial seat is the city of Paris, where is located theOur Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral.
The territory is divided into four parishes and had 50,300[citation needed]baptized in 2013.
History[edit]
Previously the Maronite faithful were under the jurisdiction ofOrdinariate for Eastern Catholics in France,erected on 16 June 1954. The Eparchy was erected on 21 July 2012 byPope Benedict XVI'spapal bullHistoria traditiones.[3]His eparch, Nasser Gemayel, was previously pastor of the parish of Saint Tekla in Masqua (Lebanon).
Eparchs[edit]
- Nasser Gemayel(21 Jul 2012 – 29 May 2024)[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Gcatholic
- ^Hanna, Alfred."Union Between Christians".
- ^in AAS 104 (2012), p. 691 vatican.va
- ^"Resignations and Appointments".press.vatican.va.Retrieved2024-05-29.