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Archeparchy of the patriarchate Beirut, Lebanon

Archeparchy of Bairut, Beirut

Beryten(sis) Maronitarum

Maronite Catholic archeparchy seated in Beirut, Lebanon, with a documented episcopal line since 1577. It is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and its cathedral is Saint George Maronite Cathedral in central Beirut.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Saint George Maronite Cathedral, Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon.

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Established
1577
Catholics
232,000
Priests
164

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Paul Abdel Sater

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The cathedral

Saint George Maronite Cathedral, Beirut stands in Beirut, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Immediately subject to the Holy See, the Archeparchy of Beirut (Latin: Archeparchia Berytensis Maronitarum) is an archeparchial seat of the Maronite Church in Lebanon. It counted 232,000 baptized as of 2012 and is presently led by Archeparch Paul Abdel Sater.