Archeparchy of Bāniyās, Cesarea di Filippo, Paneade
Caesarien(sis) seu Paneaden(sis)
Suffragan archeparchy · Melkite · Marjayoun, Lebanon
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archeparchy
- Tradition
- Melkite
- Erected
- 1886
- Latin
- Caesarien(sis) seu Paneaden(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000816
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,500
- Population
- 2,012
- Priests
- 19
- Catholics per priest
- 132
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint Peter's Cathedral, Marjayoun stands in Marjayoun, 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.
The province of Tyre (Melkite)
A suffragan of Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.
The sees of this province:
- Archeparchy of Saïdā, Saida, SidoneSaïdā, Saida, Sidone
- Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano, TarabulusTripoli del Libano
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].