Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo ( la, Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Paradisi Sancti Pauli Graecorum Melkitarum) is an
eparchy
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located in the city of
São Paulo
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
São Paulo
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in Brazil.
Territory and statistics
The eparchy includes all Melkite Catholic faithful of the
Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Brazil. Its eparchial seat is the city of São Paulo, where is located the Nossa Senhora do Paraíso Cathedral.
The territory is divided into five parishes. In 2013 there were 436,000 Catholics.
History
On 14 November 1951 was erected the
Ordinariate of Brazil to the Eastern Rite Catholics whom all Melkite Catholics belonged till November 29, 1971 when by
Papal bull Haec Romana
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Leadership
* Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Greek-Melkite Rite) and Coadjutor
** Bishop Elias Coueter (November 29, 1971 – June 22, 1978)
** Bishop Spiridon Mattar (June 22, 1978 – April 20, 1990)
** Bishop Pierre Mouallem, S.M.S.P. (April 20, 1990 – July 29, 1998), appointed Archbishop of Akka an Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide(Melkite Greek), Israel
** Archbishop (personal title) Fares Maakaroun (December 18, 1999 – July 21, 2014)
*** Bishop Joseph Gébara (October 31, 2013 – July 21, 2014), Coadjutor Bishop
** Bishop Joseph Gébara (later Archbishop) (July 21, 2014 – February 20, 2018), appointed Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
*** Bishop Sérgio de Deus Borges (May 23, 2018 – June 17, 2019), Apostolic Administrator
** Bishop George Khoury (since June 17, 2019)
References
External links
* http://www.pgc-lb.org/fre/melkite_greek_catholic_church/Eparchy-of-Sao-Paulo-Brazil
GCatholic.org
Eastern Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1971
Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo, Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of
Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Brazil
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