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Suffragan archeparchy Marjayoun, Lebanon

Archeparchy of Bāniyās, Cesarea di Filippo, Paneade

Caesarien(sis) seu Paneaden(sis)

Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy of Baniyas (ancient Caesarea Philippi / Paneas), covering southeastern Lebanon with its seat at Marjayoun and Saint Peter's Cathedral (built 1892). The ancient see was restored as an eparchy on 25 February 1886 and elevated to an archeparchy on 18 November 1964; it is suffragan of the Melkite Archeparchy of Tyre.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Saint Peter's Cathedral, Marjayoun, in Marjayoun, Lebanon.

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Established
1886
Catholics
2,500
Priests
19

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
Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.

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The cathedral

Saint Peter's Cathedral, Marjayoun stands in Marjayoun, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Named for the city of Baniyas in the Golan Heights at the foot of Mount Hermon, the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas (Latin: Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis) is a suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. It counted 2,500 baptized in 2009 and is presently led by Archeparch Georges Nicholas Haddad, SMSP.