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Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Notre Dame du Liban de Paris, France

Eparchy of Notre Dame du Liban de Paris

Dominae Nostrae Libanen(sis) Parisien(sis)

The Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris is the Maronite rite eparchy for the Maronite faithful of France, erected on 21 July 2012 with its seat in Paris; it is immediately subject to the Holy See and the Maronite Patriarchate structure. Its cathedral is Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Paris; per catholic-hierarchy the see is currently vacant and governed by an apostolic administrator.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Paris, in Notre Dame du Liban de Paris, France.

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Established
2012
Catholics
52,200
Priests
21
Territory
674,843 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Nasser Gemayel

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The cathedral

Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Paris stands in Notre Dame du Liban de Paris, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A Maronite Catholic diocese, the Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris (in Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Libanensis Parisiensis Maronitarum) was erected on 21 July 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, who named Eparch Nasser Gemayel as its first bishop. In 2013 it counted 50,300 baptized members, and it maintains 9 churches.