Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus
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archeparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...

of the

Maronite Church The Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic ''sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. The current head of the Maro ...

. In 2013 there were 20,300 members. It is currently governed by Archbishop

Samir Nassar Samir Nassar (born 5 July 1950 in Nebay, Lebanon) is the current archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus. Life Samir Nassar received on August 17, 1980, the sacrament of Holy orders and was incardinated in the clergy of the Ma ...

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes the city of Damascus, where is located the Maronite Cathedral. The territory is divided into eight parishes and has 20,300 Maronite Catholics.

History

There are a series of Maronite Catholic bishops since 1527, however the archeparchy was canonically erected in the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736.

Bishops and archbishops

* Antun (1523 - 1529) * Gergis al-Ihdini (1529 - 1562) * Gergis Sulayman al-Qubursi (1561 - 1577) * Gergis al-Basluqiti (1577 - 1580) * Yusuf Musa al-Rizzi (1595 - 1597) appointed patriarch of Antioch * Sarkis II al-Rizzi (1608-1638) * Yusuf Umaymah al-Karmsaddani (1644 - 1653) * Yaqub al-Rami (1653 - 1658) * Sarkis al-Jamri al-Ihidni (1658 - 1668) * Michael al-Ghaziri (? - 1697) * Simon Awad (Simone Evodius) (27 January 1716 - 16 March 1743 appointed patriarch of Antioch) * Michael al-Sayigh (1746 - 1755) * Arsenio Abdul-Ahad (mentioned in August 1774) *

Joseph Tyan Joseph VII Peter Tyan (born on March 15, 1760 in Beirut, Lebanon – died on February 20, 1820 in Qannubin, Lebanon) (or Youssef Tyan, ''Youssef Tiyen'', ''Thian'', ''Tian'', ''Tyen'', ''Al-Tiyyan'', ar, يوسف السابع تيّان) was the ...

(6 August 1786 consecrated - 1788 appointed Patriarchal Vicar) * Germanos al-Khazen (Germano Gazeno) (1794 - 1806) * Estephan I al-Khazen (2 April 1806 - 31 December 1830) * Joseph Ragi El Khazen (6 April 1830 - 1845) appointed Patriarchal * Estephan II al-Khazen (Gazeno) (2 April 1848 - 8 December 1868 deceased) * Nomatalla Dahdah (11 February 1872 - ? deceased) * Paul Massad (12 June 1892 - March 1919 deceased) * Bisciarah Riccardo Chemali (9 May 1920 - 24 December 1927 deceased) * Jean El-Hage (29 April 1928 - 30 November 1955 deceased) * Abdallah Najm * Michael Doumit (1960 - ?) * Antoine Hamid Mourany (5 June 1989 - 10 March 1999 resigned) *

Raymond Eid Raymond Eid (August 6, 1930 - June 11, 2012) was the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria. Life Eid was born in Mazraat el Daher, Lebanon on August 6, 1930. Ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1957 to the Maronite Catholic Eparchy ...

(5 June 1999 - 25 September 2006 withdrawn) *

, (since 14 October 2006)

References

Sources

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

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