Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land

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Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (Maronite)

Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum
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St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
Location
Country Israel
Coordinates 32°49′02″N34°59′59″E / 32.81723640°N 34.99959500°E / 32.81723640; 34.99959500
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
10,000 [1]
Parishes8 parishes, 3 missions
Information
Sui iuris church Maronite Church
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
EstablishedJune 8, 1996 (1996-06-08)
Cathedral St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
Patron saint St. Louis the King
Secular priests 14
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Archeparch Moussa El-Hage

The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land [2] (in Latin: Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land) is a branch of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. Since 2012, it has been governed by Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, OAM. [2]

Contents

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church residing in Israel. The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa, where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located. [3]

As of 2019, the Archeparchy had approximately 10,000 members, 14 priests, 8 parishes and 3 missions. [1]

History

There was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century.[ citation needed ] The Maronite Archeparchy was established on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. [2] On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy ceded part of its territory for the establishment of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan, which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.

Affiliated bishops

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite): Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in Terra Sancta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Maronite Archdiocese of Haifa and Holy Land, Israel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cathédrale Saint Louis Le Roi / Cathedral of St. Louis the King, Haifa, Israel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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