Archeparchy of the patriarchate Beirut, Lebanon
Archeparchy of Bairut, Beirut
Beryten(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
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.
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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.
- Saint Takla Parish (displaced since 1983)Rouyeiset Mejdlaya (Aley)View parish
- Saint Therese and Our Lady ParishMansourieh (Metn)View parish
- Saint Therese ParishFiyyadieh (Baabda)View parish
- Saints Peter and Paul ParishAchrafieh, BeirutView parish
- Saints Peter and Paul ParishDamour (Chouf)View parish
- Saints Peter and Paul ParishEin Ksour (Aley)View parish
- Saints Sergius and Bacchus and Saint Rita ParishJdeideh (Metn)View parish
- Saints Sergius and Bacchus ParishDahr El Souwwan (Metn)View parish
- Seb'el Parish (displaced since 1983)Seb'el (Aley)View parish
- The Saviour ParishNabaa El Safa (Aley)View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.