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Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch

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Country
  
Lebanon

Established
  
VII century

Sui iuris church
  
Maronite

Pope
  
Francis

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Rite
  
West Syro-Antiochene Rite

Patriarch
  
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM

Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch (in Latin: Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum) is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Church. It is currently governed by the Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM.

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Territory

The Maronite Patriarchate extends its jurisdiction over all the Maronite faithful wherever they dwell.

The seat of the patriarchate is Bkerké in Keserwan District in Lebanon. Dimane (in Bsharri District) is the summer residence of the Patriarch. The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh is the eparchy of Maronite patriarch.

From Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites also depend directly:

  • Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine, erected on October 5, 1996, based in Jerusalem; in 2014 they were 504 Catholics distributed in three parishes;
  • Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan, erected on October 5, 1996, based in Amman; in 2014 they were 1,000 Catholics in one parish.

    • The Maronite Patriarch is a member by right of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East.

    Patriarchs

  • See List of Maronite Patriarchs

    • References

    Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch Wikipedia
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