Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas (in Latin: Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis) is a diocese of the

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suffragan of the

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre (Latin: Archeparchy Tyrensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan see of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. In 2009 there were 3,100 baptized. It is currently governed by an Apostolic Administrator, Ar ...

. In 2009 there were 2,500 baptized. It is currently governed by Archeparch

Georges Nicholas Haddad Georges Nicolas Haddad, SMSP (born 24 June 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon) is the current bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas, Lebanon. Ecclesiastical career Haddad was ordained a priest on August 28, 1983 as a member of the Melki ...

, SMSP. The Archeparchy is named after the city of

Baniyas Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa). It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes the southeastern part of Lebanon. The archeparchial seat is the town of Marjayoun with its Saint Peter's Cathedral, built in 1892 and restored in 1968 after a fire. The archeparchy had 11 parishes at the end of 2012.

History

Ancient seat is dating from the fourth century, and was restored as eparchy on February 25, 1886. On November 18, 1964, it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy.

Bishops

* Basile Finan (1724 - 1752) * Maximos Sallal El Fakhoury (1759 - 1768) * Headquarters suppressed (1768-1886) * Barakat Geraigiry (February 22, 1886 - March 24, 1898 confirmed the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkites) * Clemente Malouf, B.S. (November 24, 1901 - 1941 deceased) *

Isidore Fattal Isidore Fattal (born 26 October 1886 in Aleppo, Syria – died on 4 September 1961 in Aleppo) was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Lebanon and Syria. Life On July 20, 1912, Isidore Fattal received the ordination to the priesthood a ...

(June 20, 1943 - August 13, 1943 appointed Archbishop of Aleppo) * Basilio Antonio Leone Kilzi, B. A. (July 10, 1944 - August 11, 1951 resigned)

Archbishops

* Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. (July 28, 1951 - November 2, 1984 withdrawn) *

Nicolas Hajj Nicolas Hajj, BS (born on 30 June 1907 in Machgara, Lebanon - died on 12 January 1995) was a Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas. Life Nicolas Hajj was ordained to the priesthood on April 1, 1934 ...

, S.D.S. (November 3, 1984 - September 18, 1985 resigned) *

Habib Bacha Habib Bacha, SMSP (June 24, 1931 in Tyre, Lebanon – 23 November 1999) was Melkite Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos. Priests and promotion Habib Bacha received his priestly ordination on 29 June 1956 leadi ...

(1985-1987) (Patriarchal Administrator) *

Joseph Raya Joseph Raya ( ar, يوسف رايا) (15 August 1916 – 10 June 2005) was a Lebanese-born Melkite Catholic archbishop, theologian, civil rights advocate. He served as metropolitan of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee from 1968 until 1974 an ...

(1987-1989) (Patriarchal Administrator) *

Antoine Hayek Antoine Hayek (26 August 1928 – 1 May 2010) was an Eastern Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and was archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas. Life Antoine Hayek joined the Congregation of the Basilians ...

, B.C. (July 19, 1989 - October 17, 2006 withdrawn) *

, SMSP, (since October 17, 2006)

Sources

* Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, .

External links

Archeparchy of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek)
at catholic-hierarchy.org

at GCatholic.org
Melkite – Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Lebanon)
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