Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol
Mariamnen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Suffragan archeparchy · Melkite · Zahlé, Lebanon
Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol covering most of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, in communion with Rome since 1724; the seat moved permanently to Zahleh in 1774. Its cathedral is the 18th-century Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance in Zahleh.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archeparchy
- Tradition
- Melkite
- Erected
- 1724
- Latin
- Mariamnen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
- Annuario code
- 001000227
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 150,000
- Priests
- 39
- Catholics per priest
- 3,846
- Extent
- 881 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 170
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
- Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, B.S.
- Born
- 22 March 1962
- Birthplace
- Jensnaya
- Institute
- Ordine Basiliano del SS.mo Salvatore dei Melkiti (B.S.)
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
Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance, Zahleh stands in Zahlé, 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 Melkite Greek Catholic Church
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol (Latin: Mariamnensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. It counted 150,000 baptized in 2012 and is presently governed by Archeparch Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, BS.
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].