Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun (in Latin: Eparchia Botryensis Maronitarum) is an

eparchy 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 the ...

of the

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located in

Batroun Batroun ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرُون '; Syriac script: ܒܬܪܘܢ ') is a coastal city in northern Lebanon and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the capital city of Batroun District. Etymology The name ''Bat ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

. In 2012 there were 70,000 baptized. It is currently governed by Eparch Mounir Khairallah.

Territory and statistics

The diocese has its seat in

, in the North Governorate, where is located the Saint Stephen Cathedral. In 2012 there were 70,000 Maronite Catholics and its territory was divided into 66 parishes.

History

The eparchy, which includes Catholic bishops since the seventeenth century, in 1678 was united to the eparchy of Byblos. It was canonically erected by the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736. In 1848 it became an eparchy of the

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch This is a list of the Maronite patriarchs of Antioch and all the East, the Primate (bishop), primate of the Maronite Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Starting with Paul Peter Massad in 1854, after becoming patriarch of the Maronite Ca ...

. On June 9, 1990 it was separated from the eparchy of Byblos and united to Joubbé and Sarba (today Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh). The last division took place on June 5, 1999, when the Eparchy of Batroun became an independent ecclesiastical structure. From this date it is not governated by Maronite patriarch.

Eparchs

* Youhanna Habqoug Albecha'alani (1691) * Stephen El Douaihy (20 November 1728 - after 1746) * Paul Stephen al- Ghostawi (1790 - 1808) Boutros Fahd, Batarikat al-mawarina wa-asaqifatahum 18th century, p. 454.] * Germano Thabet (March 1810 - 4 June 1833)

Seat of the Patriarch

Eparchs

* Paul-Emile Saadé, (June 5, 1999 - June 5, 2011 withdrawn) * Mounir Khairallah, (since 16 January 2012)

Sources

Annuario Pontificio The ''Annuario Pontificio'' (Italian for ''Pontifical Yearbook'') is the annual directory of the Holy See of the Catholic Church. It lists the popes in chronological order and all officials of the Holy See's departments. It also provides names ...

, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, . * http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca3/1/dictionnairedhis09bauduoft/dictionnairedhis09bauduoft.pdf, vol. IX, Paris 1937, col. 1421.

References

External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbatr.html
http://www.diocesebatroun.com/arabic/
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/batr0.htm {{Maronite Church Maronite Church in Lebanon Maronite Catholic eparchies Christian organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Lebanon

Territory and statistics

History

Eparchs

Seat of the Patriarch

Eparchs

Sources

See also

References

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