Archeparchy of the patriarchate Haifa, Israel
Archeparchy of Haifa e Terra Santa
Ptolemaiden(sis) Maronitarum in Terra Sancta
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic (West Syro-Antiochene rite) archeparchy for all Maronite faithful residing in Israel, erected on 8 June 1996. Its seat is St. Louis the King Cathedral in Haifa. The archeparch also serves as patriarchal exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine.
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- Established
- 1996
- Catholics
- 10,000
- Priests
- 14
- Territory
- 20,991 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint Louis the KingHaifa · CathedralView parish
- Our Lady of the AnnunciationNazarethView parish
- Our Lady of the RosaryAcreView parish
- Saint Anthony the Father of MonasticismJaffaView parish
- Saint CharbelIsfiaView parish
- Saint Mary Church & Saint Maroun ChurchJishView parish
- Saints Peter and PaulAkko-Tiberias-Kiryat ShmonaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.
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The cathedral
St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa stands in Haifa, 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.
History
Answering directly to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites rather than to any intermediate authority, the Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (Latin: Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land) forms a branch of the Maronite Church. Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, OAM, has governed it since 2012.