The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land[2] (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. Since 2012, it has been governed by Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, OAM.[2]
Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (Maronite) Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°49′02″N 34°59′59″E / 32.81723640°N 34.99959500°E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2019) 10,000[1] |
| Parishes | 8 parishes, 3 missions |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | June 8, 1996 |
| Cathedral | St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa |
| Patron saint | St. Louis the King |
| Secular priests | 14 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Archeparch | Moussa El-Hage |
Territory and statistics
editThe archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church residing in Israel. The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa, where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located.[3]
As of 2019, the Archeparchy had approximately 10,000 members, 14 priests, 8 parishes and 3 missions.[1]
History
editThere was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century.[citation needed] The Maronite Archeparchy was established on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.[2] On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy ceded part of its territory for the establishment of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan, which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.
Affiliated bishops
edit- Paul Nabil El-Sayah (8 June 1996 – 6 June 2011, appointed Archbishop of the Patriarchal Curia of Antioch)
- Moussa El-Hage, OAM, (since 16 June 2012)
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b "Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite): Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in Terra Sancta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Maronite Archdiocese of Haifa and Holy Land, Israel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Cathédrale Saint Louis Le Roi / Cathedral of St. Louis the King, Haifa, Israel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
References
edit- Annuario Pontificio. Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2003. ISBN 88-209-7422-3.
External links
edit- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhaif.html
- Storia dei Maroniti in Terra Santa: in French and in English
- Vatican.va
- Vatican.va