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Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli

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Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Lebanon Not to be confused with the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli or the Archdiocese of Tripoli and el-Koura of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.
Archeparchy of Tripoli (Melkite Greek)
Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum
Location
CountryLebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
10,000
Parishes15
Information
DenominationMelkite Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established1964
CathedralSaint George Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchYoussef Absi
ArcheparchEduard Daher

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli (in Latin: Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. It is governed by Archeparch Eduard Daher, BC.

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy extends its jurisdiction over the faithful of the North Governorate in Lebanon. Its archeparchial seat is the city of Tripoli, where is located the cathedral of Saint George, built in 1835.

The territory is divided into 15 parishes and has 10,000 Catholics.

History

The see of Tyre is an ancient one, already known in the fourth century, was restored on 21 March 1897.

On 28 April 1961 it gave a portion of territory for the creation of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia of the Melkites.

On 18 November 1964 it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy.

In 1969 the Holy Synod of the Melkite decided to merge the Batroun District inside the archeparchy, which had been part of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos. From this moment the archeparchy covers the entire North Governorate in Lebanon.

Eparchs

  • Joseph Duman, BS (March 21, 1897 - December 4, 1922 deceased)
  • Joseph Kallas (April 4, 1923 - December 9, 1960 deceased)

Archeparchs

  • Augustin Farah (March 7, 1961 - August 25, 1977 appointed archeparch of Zahleh and Furzol)
  • Elias Nijmé, BA (February 7, 1978 - August 5, 1995 withdrawn)
  • George Riashi, BC (July 28, 1995 - March 3, 2010 withdrawn)
  • Vacant (2010-2013)
  • Eduard Daher, BC, (since July 9, 2013)

Tripoli landmark map

City Centre of Tripoli, Lebanon About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 300m
330yds 12Taynal Mosque 11Mu'allaq Mosque 10Mansouri Great Mosque 9Abd al-Wahid Mosque 8Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque 7Al-Burtasi Mosque 6Al-Attar Mosque 5Al-Tawbat Mosque 4St George Cathedral 3Al-Saʼeḥ Library 2Tripoli Clock Tower 1Citadel of Tripoli   Legend1 Citadel of Tripoli
2 Tripoli Clock Tower
3 Al-Saʼeḥ Library
4 St George Cathedral
5 Al-Tawbat Mosque
6 Al-Attar Mosque
7 Al-Burtasi Mosque
8 Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque
9 Abd al-Wahid Mosque
10 Mansouri Great Mosque
11 Mu'allaq Mosque
12 Taynal Mosque

References

  1. gcatholic.org

External links

Melkite Catholic Church
Byzantine Rite
Patriarchs Coat of arms of Patriarch Youssef Absi
Eparchies
Churches
Religious institutes
See also

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