Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Headquarters | Lebanon |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2021) 51,520[ citation needed ] |
Parishes | 4 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
Established | 21 July 2012 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral |
Secular priests | 21 Diocesan Priests |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
Eparch | sede vacante |
Apostolic Administrator | Peter Karam |
Bishops emeritus | Nasser Gemayel |
Website | |
https://maronites.fr/ |
The Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (in Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum) [1] is a Maronite Catholic diocese. It was erected on 21 July 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI who appointed Eparch Nasser Gemayel as its first bishop. It had 50,300[ citation needed ] baptized at the same year in 2013. The Eparchy has 9 churches. [2]
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The territory is divided into four parishes and had 50,300[ citation needed ] baptized in 2013.
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