Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (in Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum) is a
Maronite Catholic
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 ...
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
. It was erected on 21 July 2012 by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...
who appointed
Eparch
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 ...
Nasser Gemayelbr>
as its first bishop. It had 50,300 baptized at the same year in 2013. The Eparchy has 9 churches.
Territory and statistics
The eparchy includes all Lebanese Maronite Catholic faithful in France. Its eparchial seat is the city of Paris, where is located the
Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral
Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris'') is the cathedral and mother church of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris, part of the Maronite Church, for worship of Eastern Cathol ...
.
The territory is divided into four parishes and had 50,300 baptized in 2013.
History
Previously the Maronite faithful were under the jurisdiction of
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in France
The Ordinariate for Eastern (Rite) Catholics in France (or France of the Eastern Rite) (French: ''Ordinariat des catholiques de rite oriental résidant en France'') is a Catholic Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful (pseudo-diocesan juris ...
, erected on 16 June 1954.
The Eparchy was erected on 21 July 2012 by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...
's
papal bull Historia traditiones.
in AAS 104 (2012), p. 691 vatican.va
/ref> His eparch, Nasser Gemayel, was previously pastor of the parish of Saint Tekla in Masqua (Lebanon).
Eparchs
* Nasser Gemayel (since 21 Jul 2012)
See also
*Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral
Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban de Paris'') is the cathedral and mother church of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris, part of the Maronite Church, for worship of Eastern Cathol ...
*Maronite Catholic 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 ...
*Maronite Christianity in Lebanon
Lebanese Maronite Christians ( ar, المسيحية المارونية في لبنان; syc, ܡܫܝܚܝ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ) are adherents of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, which is the largest Christian denomination in the countr ...
References
External links
Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (Maronite)
Maronites.fr
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2012 establishments in France
Christian organizations established in 2012
Christianity in Paris
Eastern Catholic dioceses in Europe
Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris
Organizations based in Paris
Eastern Catholic dioceses in France