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Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Sydney, Australia

Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney

Sancti Maronis Sydneyen(sis) Maronitarum

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Maroun's Cathedral, Redfern, Sydney, in Sydney, Australia.

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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.

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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.