Eparchy of the patriarchate Saïdā, Saida, Sidone, Lebanon
Eparchy of Saïdā, Saida, Sidone
Sidonien(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy of Sidon (Saida) in southern Lebanon, erected on 18 February 1900 when the combined Eparchy of Tyre-Sidon (established by the 1736 Synod of Mount Lebanon) was divided. It is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and its cathedral is Saint Elias Cathedral.
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- Established
- 1900
- Catholics
- 156,000
- Priests
- 77
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
- Maroun Ammar
- Born
- 10 February 1956
- Birthplace
- Hajé
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The cathedral
Saint Elias Cathedral, Sidon stands in Saïdā, Saida, Sidone, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon (Latin: Eparchia Sidoniensis Maronitarum) in Lebanon is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. It counted 156,000 baptized in 2014 and is presently headed by bishop Maroun Ammar.