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Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris

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Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris

Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum
Location
CountryFrance
HeadquartersLebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
50,300[citation needed]
Parishes4
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iurischurchMaronite Church
RiteWest Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established21 July 2012
CathedralOur Lady of Lebanon Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchBechara Boutros al-Rahi
Eparchsede vacante
Apostolic AdministratorPeter Karam
Bishops emeritusNasser 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).

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References[edit]

  1. ^Gcatholic
  2. ^Hanna, Alfred."Union Between Christians".
  3. ^in AAS 104 (2012), p. 691 vatican.va
  4. ^"Resignations and Appointments".press.vatican.va.Retrieved2024-05-29.

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