Maronite (Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (in Latin: Exarchatus Apostolicus Columbiae) is the Apostolic Exarchate (
Eastern Catholic missionary jurisdiction) of the
Maronite Church (
Antiochian Rite in
Arabic) for all
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, in South America, concurrent with a Latin hierarchy and other Eastern Catholic dioceses.
Its exarchial see is the Marian
Pro-Cathedral Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Líbano dedicated to
Our Lady of Lebanon, in Colombian capital
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
, Distrito Capital de Bogotá.
It is immediately subject to the
Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Eastern Churches) and its current head is Apostolic Exarch
Fadi Abou Chebel.
History
The Maronite Apostolic Exarchate was erected by
Pope Francis on 20 January 2016, Its first Apostolic Exarch, without episcopal character, is
Fadi Abou Chebel,
OMM, also appointed apostolic visitor of the Maronite faithful living in
Peru and
Ecuador.
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Ordinaries
( Maronite Rite)
;''Apostolic Exarchs''
* Fadi Abou Chebel, Mariamite Maronite Order (O.M.M.) (20 January 2016 - ...)
References
Sources and external links
Catholic Hierarchy
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Maronite Catholic apostolic exarchates