Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Sydney, Australia

Diocese of Saint Michael’s of Sydney

Sancti Michaëlis Sydneyen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum

Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Listed as a Syro-Malabar eparchy of Saint Michael's of Sydney. As of this research no erection date, eparch, cathedral, or official website could be verified in authoritative sources (Catholic-Hierarchy, GCatholic, Wikipedia, or Syro-Malabar official sites); the only documented Syro-Malabar jurisdiction in Australia is the Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne. Fields are left null pending verification.

On the map

The address the register holds for St Michael's Melkite Catholic Cathedral, Darlington, Sydney, in Sydney, Australia.

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Established: 1987
Catholics: 52,200
Priests: 10

Parishes and churches

13 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Eparch: Robert Rabbat
Born: 14 February 1960
Birthplace: Bairut

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The cathedral

St Michael's Melkite Catholic Cathedral, Darlington, Sydney stands in Sydney, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
Tradition: Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Erected: 26 March 1987
Latin: Sancti Michaëlis Sydneyen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Patron: Saint Michael
Annuario code: 001002827

The see in figures

Catholics: 52,200
Priests: 10
Catholics per priest: 5,220

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of SydneySydney9 km
Eparchy of Saint Maron of SydneySydney10 km
Diocese of ParramattaParramatta12 km
Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of SydneySydney16 km
Diocese of Broken BayBroken Bay20 km
Diocese of WollongongWollongong60 km
Diocese of Maitland–NewcastleMaitland–Newcastle127 km
Diocese of BathurstBathurst147 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].