Eparchy of the patriarchate Zahleh, Lebanon
Eparchy of Zahleh
Mariamnen(sis) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy of Zahleh in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, erected on 4 August 1977 (initially joined to the Eparchy of Baalbek, separated on 9 June 1990). It is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and its cathedral is Saint Maron Cathedral in Zahleh.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 50,000
- Priests
- 34
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
- Joseph Mouawad
- Born
- 26 March 1970
- Birthplace
- Mayfouq
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The cathedral
Saint Maron Cathedral, Zahleh stands in Zahleh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
In Lebanon, the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Zahleh (Latin: Eparchia Mariamnensis Maronitarum) is immediately subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. It counted 50,000 baptized in 2014 and is presently ruled by Eparch Joseph Mouawad.