| Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Headquarters | Lebanon |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2021) 51,520 |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | 21 July 2012 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 21 Diocesan Priests |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Eparch | sede vacante |
| Apostolic Administrator | Peter Karam |
| Bishops emeritus | Nasser Gemayel |
| Website | |
| https://maronites.fr/ | |
The Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (in Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum) is a Maronite Catholic diocese. It was erected on 21 July 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI who appointed Eparch Nasser Gemayel 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.
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, erected on 16 June 1954. The Eparchy was erected on 21 July 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI's papal bull Historia traditiones. His eparch, Nasser Gemayel, was previously pastor of the parish of Saint Tekla in Masqua (Lebanon).
Eparchs
- Nasser Gemayel (21 Jul 2012 – 29 May 2024)
See also
References
- Gcatholic
- Hanna, Alfred. "Union Between Christians".
- in AAS 104 (2012), p. 691 vatican.va
- "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
External links
| Catholic Church in France | |
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| Bishops' Conference of France | |
| Province of Besançon | |
| Province of Bordeaux | |
| Province of Clermont | |
| Province of Dijon | |
| Province of Lille | |
| Province of Lyon | |
| Province of Marseille | |
| Province of Montpellier | |
| Province of Paris | |
| Province of Poitiers | |
| Province of Reims | |
| Province of Rennes | |
| Province of Rouen | |
| Province of Toulouse | |
| Province of Tours | |
| Province of Martinique | |
| Province of Papeete | |
| Province of Noumea | |
| Directly under Holy See | |
| Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics | |
| See also | |
