Eparchy of the patriarchate Jounieh, Lebanon
Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh
Ioubben(sis), Sarben(sis) et Iunien(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy formed on 5 June 1999 by uniting the eparchies of Joubbe (1986), Sarba (1959) and Jounieh (1977), with its seat at Jounieh, Lebanon. It is a patriarchal eparchy held by the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, since 2011.
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- Established
- 1999
- Catholics
- 396,250
- Priests
- 291
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Cathedral of Our Lady)Dimane · CathedralView parish
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Cathedral of Our Lady)Jounieh · CathedralView parish
- Cathédrale Saint-Georges (Cathedral of St. George)Sarba · CathedralView parish
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Dormition (Church of Our Lady of the Dormition)BzommarView parish
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The bishop
- Patriarch
- His Beatitude Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
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The cathedral
patriarcal de Nuestra Señora stands in Jounieh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch in Lebanon, the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh (Latin: Eparchia Ioubbensis, Sarbensis et Iuniensis Maronitarum) counted 396,250 baptized in 2013. The Maronite Patriarch himself, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM, presently governs it.