External links
- Archeparchy of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek) at catholic-hierarchy.org
- Greek-Melkite Archdiocese of Bāniyās at GCatholic.org
- Melkite – Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Lebanon) at pgc-lb.org
Archeparchy of Baniyas (Melkite Greek) Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Coordinates | 33°21′43″N35°35′23″E / 33.36194°N 35.58972°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2012) 2,500 |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1886 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
| Archeparch | Georges Nicholas Haddad |
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