Eparchy of the patriarchate Batrun, Lebanon
Eparchy of Batrun
Botryen(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy of Batroun in northern Lebanon, canonically erected by the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736 and re-established as an independent eparchy on 5 June 1999 after separation from Byblos. It is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and its cathedral is Saint Stephen Cathedral in Batroun.
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- Established
- 1736
- Catholics
- 70,000
- Priests
- 52
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
- Eparch
- Mounir Khairallah
- Born
- 2 January 1953
- Birthplace
- Mtah-Ezziat
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The cathedral
Saint Stephen Cathedral, Batroun stands in Batrun, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun (Latin: Eparchia Botryensis Maronitarum) is seated in Batroun, Lebanon. It counted 70,000 baptized in 2012 and is presently governed by Eparch Mounir Khairallah.