Archeparchy of the patriarchate Tyr, Tiro, Sur, Lebanon
Archeparchy of Tyr, Tiro, Sur
Tyren(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic archeparchy of Tyre, serving Maronite faithful in southern Lebanon. Part of the combined Eparchy of Tyre and Sidon established by the 1736 Synod of Mount Lebanon, it became a separate eparchy in 1838 and was elevated to archeparchy rank in 1965; its cathedral is Our Lady of the Seas in Tyre.
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- Established
- 1838
- Catholics
- 42,500
- Priests
- 35
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
- Charbel Abdallah
- Born
- 17 February 1967
- Birthplace
- Hajjeh
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Seas Cathedral, Tyre stands in Tyr, Tiro, Sur, 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, the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre (Latin: Archeparchia Tyrensis Maronitarum) counted 42,500 baptized in 2014. Archeparch Charbel Abdallah presently rules it.