Archeparchy of the patriarchate Baalbek, Lebanon
Archeparchy of Baalbek, Ba'lbek, Eliopoli
Heliopolitan(us) Graecorum Melkitarum
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy of Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis) in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, subject to the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch. Archbishop Makhoul Farha, O.C.D., was appointed on July 16, 2025, succeeding Elias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P., who retired the same day.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 21,000
- Priests
- 15
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Makhoul Farha, O.C.D.
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The cathedral
Saint Barbara Cathedral stands in Baalbek, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Immediately subject to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Melkites, the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baalbek (Latin: Archeparchia Heliopolitana Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Catholic Church presently led by Archbishop Elias Rahal.