Population
- Catholics (as of 2013)
7,000 Sui iuris church Maronite Church | Parishes 8 Established 8 June 1996 | |
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Country Israel and Palestinian territories Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite | ||
The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (in Latin: Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land) is a branch of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. In 2013, there were approximately 7,000 members. It is currently governed by Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, OAM.
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Territory and statistics
The archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church who live in Israel. The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa, where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located. The territory is divided into eight parishes.
In the archeparchy in 2013, there were approximately 7,000 members, 9 priests and 8 parishes.
History
There was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century. The Maronite Archeparchy was erected on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy has ceded part of its territory for the benefit of the erection of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan, which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.