Eparchy of the patriarchate Lattaquié, Syria
Eparchy of Lattaquié, Laodicea, Lattaqiya
Laodicen(us) Maronitarum
Maronite Church
Maronite Catholic eparchy of the West Syro-Antiochene rite for Latakia (ancient Laodicea), Syria. Erected in 1977 from the Maronite Archeparchy of Tripoli, it belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch. Its seat is Our Lady of Latakia Cathedral.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 35,000
- Priests
- 33
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
- Antoine Chbeir
- Born
- 12 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Ghosta
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Latakia Cathedral, Latakia stands in Lattaquié, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The Maronite Church counts among its Syrian territories the Eparchy of Latakia, or Latakia of the Maronites (Latin: Eparchia Laodicenus Maronitarum). Antoine Chbeir serves as its current eparch, and its membership stood at 35,000 as of 2011.