Archeparchy of Cipro
Cypren(sis) Maronitarum
Archeparchy of the patriarchate · Maronite Church · Cipro, Cyprus
Maronite Catholic archeparchy covering the island of Cyprus, with its seat in Nicosia, serving the historic Maronite Cypriot community. It belongs to the Maronite Church under the Patriarchate of Antioch. Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir has led the archeparchy since his episcopal ordination on 19 June 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Archeparchy of the patriarchate
- Tradition
- Maronite Church
- Erected
- 1357
- Latin
- Cypren(sis) Maronitarum
- Patron
- Our Lady of Grace
- Annuario code
- 001001158
The see in figures
- Population
- 2,013
- Priests
- 12
- Extent
- 9,251 km²
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Selim Jean Sfeir
- Born
- 2 September 1958
- Birthplace
- Keserwan
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Nicosia stands in Cipro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch
The sees of this province:
- Apostolic Exarchate of GiordaniaGiordania
- Archeparchy of Alep, Beroea, HalabAlep
- Archeparchy of AntéliasAntélias
- Archeparchy of Damas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, DimašqDamas, Aš-Šām, Damasco, Dimašq
- Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-AhmarBaalbek-Deir El-Ahmar
- Eparchy of Lattaquié, Laodicea, LattaqiyaLattaquié
- Maronite Patriarchate of AntiochAntiochia
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A see of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See, the Archeparchy of Cyprus (Latin: Archeparchy Cyprensis Maronitarum) is currently governed by Archeparch Selim Jean Sfeir.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].