Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun

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Eparchy of Batroun (Maronite)

Eparchia Botryensis Maronitarum
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Location
Country Lebanon
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
HeadquartersLebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2012)
70,000 (n/a%)
Parishes66
Information
Denomination Eastern Catholic Churches
Sui iuris church Maronite
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established5 June 1999
CathedralSaint Stephen Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Eparch Mounir Khairallah
Bishops emeritus Paul-Emile Saadé
Website
http://www.diocesebatroun.org/

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun (in Latin: Eparchia Botryensis Maronitarum) is an eparchy of the Maronite Church located in Batroun, Lebanon. In 2012 there were 70,000 baptized. It is currently governed by Eparch Mounir Khairallah.

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Territory and statistics

The diocese has its seat in Batroun, in the North Governorate, where is located the Saint Stephen Cathedral. In 2012 there were 70,000 Maronite Catholics and its territory was divided into 66 parishes.

History

The eparchy, which includes Catholic bishops since the seventeenth century, in 1678 was united to the eparchy of Byblos. It was canonically erected by the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736. In 1848 it became an eparchy of the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. On June 9, 1990 it was separated from the eparchy of Byblos and united to Joubbé and Sarba (today Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh).

The last division took place on June 5, 1999, when the Eparchy of Batroun became an independent ecclesiastical structure. From this date it is not governated by Maronite patriarch. [1]

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Seat of the Patriarch

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References

  1. ↑ vatican.va
  2. ↑ Papal brief Not possumus in: Juris pontificii de propaganda fide, vol. III, p. 289.]
  3. ↑ Boutros Fahd, Batarikat al-mawarina wa-asaqifatahum 18th century, p. 454.]
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