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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 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.

On the map

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Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México, Mexico, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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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.

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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.

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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.