Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Neotonien(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Eparchy of Newton is the Melkite Greek Catholic eparchy for the United States, established as an apostolic exarchate in 1966 and raised to an eparchy in 1976. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and led by Eparch François Beyrouti.
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 35,000
- Priests
- 62
- Territory
- 9,826,675 km²
Parishes and churches
48 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. John of DamascusSouth BendView parish
- St. John of the DesertPhoenixView parish
- St. John the BaptistNorthlakeView parish
- St. JosephAkronMass times recorded
- St. JosephLansingView parish
- St. JosephLawrenceMass times recorded
- St. JosephScrantonView parish
- St. JosephSeattleMass times recorded
- St. JudeMiamiView parish
- St. MichaelPlymouthView parish
- St. Michael the ArchangelHammondView parish
- St. NicholasDelray BeachView parish
- St. Nicholas the WonderworkerRochesterView parish
- St. PaulEl SegundoView parish
- St. PhilipSan BernardinoView parish
- Three HierarchsSan AntonioView parish
- Virgin MaryBrooklynView parish
- Virgin MarySan MarcosView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- François Beyrouti
- Born
- 3 July 1971
- Birthplace
- Hadath-Beirut
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral, West Roxbury stands in Boston, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St. Anne Cathedral, North Hollywood.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Though named for Newton, Massachusetts, the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (Latin: Eparchia Neotoniensis Graecorum Melkitarum) extends across the entire United States as the Melkite Greek Catholic Church's territory there. Roughly fifty Melkite parishes, missions, and "outreaches" are currently spread across about two dozen states.