Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas


Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. In 2009 there were 2,500 baptized. It is currently governed by Archeparch Georges Nicholas Haddad, SMSP.

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes the southeastern part of Lebanon. The archeparchial seat is the town of Marjayoun with its Saint Peter's Cathedral, built in 1892 and restored in 1968 after a fire. The archeparchy had 11 parishes at the end of 2012.

History

Ancient seat is dating from the fourth century, and was restored as eparchy on February 25, 1886. On November 18, 1964 it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy.

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