Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México, Mexico
Eparchy of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México
Dominae Nostrae Martyrum Libanensium in Civitate Mexicana Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy for the faithful of the Maronite Church in Mexico, erected 6 November 1995 and immediately exempt to the Holy See. Its seat is the Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de Valvanera in Mexico City. The see is vacant as of 2026, with an apostolic administrator governing; Bishop Georges Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M., is eparch emeritus.
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- Established
- 1995
- Catholics
- 160,000
- Priests
- 15
- Territory
- 1,964,375 km²
Parishes and churches
8 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral de Nuestra Senora de ValvaneraCiudad de Mexico · CathedralView parish
- Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de Valvanera (Mexico City)Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México · CathedralView parish
- Nuestra Senora del LibanoCiudad de MexicoView parish
- Nuestra Senora del LibanoPuebla de ZaragozaView parish
- San CharbelSaltilloView parish
- San CharbelVeracruzView parish
- San CharbelChihuahuaView parish
- San Pedro ApostolGuadalajaraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Georges Saad Abi Younes
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de Valvanera stands in Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México, 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.
History
Immediately subject to the Holy See, the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico City (Latin: Eparchy Dominae Nostrae Martyrum Libanensium in Civitate Mexicana Maronitarum) serves the Maronite Church in Mexico. Its membership stood at 160,000 in 2010, and its current eparch is Georges Saad Abi Younes, OLM.