Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Sydney, Australia
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
Sancti Maronis Sydneyen(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite-rite eparchy for the Maronite Catholic faithful of Australia, erected in 1973, with its seat at St. Maroun's Cathedral in Redfern, Sydney, and the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harris Park. Eparch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M., appointed by Pope Francis on 17 April 2013, was installed as the fourth bishop of the Maronites in Australia on 3 June 2013.
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- Established
- 1973
- Catholics
- 160,000
- Priests
- 50
- Territory
- 7,688,287 km²
Parishes and churches
19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- OUR LADY OF LEBANON CO-CATHEDRAL – HARRIS PARKHarris Park · CathedralMass times recorded
- ST MAROUN’S CATHEDRAL – REDFERNRedfern · CathedralMass times recorded
- CHRIST THE REDEEMER – DURALDuralMass times recorded
- OUR LADY OF LEBANON – LAKE HEIGHTSLake HeightsMass times recorded
- OUR LADY OF LEBANON – THORNBURYThornburyMass times recorded
- OUR LADY OF MERCY – GOULBURNGoulburnMass times recorded
- Our Lady of The Rosary (Saint George, Thornleigh Mass Centre)Town not recordedMass times recorded
- ST CHARBEL PARISH AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALANDTown not recordedMass times recorded
- ST CHARBEL – EAST CANNINGTONEast CanningtonMass times recorded
- ST CHARBEL – GREENVALEGreenvaleMass times recorded
- ST CHARBEL – PUNCHBOWLPunchbowlMass times recorded
- ST GEORGE – PENNANT HILLSPennant HillsMass times recorded
- ST JOHN PAUL II – RYDERydeMass times recorded
- ST JOHN THE BELOVED – MOUNT DRUITTMount DruittMass times recorded
- ST JOSEPH – CROYDONCroydonMass times recorded
- ST MAROUN – GREENSLOPESGreenslopesMass times recorded
- ST MAROUN – WESTBOURNEWestbourneMass times recorded
- ST RAFQA – AUSTRALAustralMass times recorded
- ST RAYMOND – AUBURNAuburnMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M.
- Born
- 15 November 1967
- Birthplace
- Tannourine-Caza
- Institute
- Ordine Libanese Maronita (O.L.M.)
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The cathedral
St. Maroun's Cathedral, Redfern, Sydney stands in Sydney, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon, Harris Park.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Maronite Catholics in Australia are gathered in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (in Latin: Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum; the name is sometimes spelt Maroun), a jurisdiction of the Maronite Church. Its membership stood at 160,000 in 2010. The eparchy is presently governed by Eparch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM.