Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney

Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
Eparchy of St Maroun of Sydney
Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum
Location
Country Australia
Territory Australia
Metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See
Coordinates 33°51′55″S 151°04′11″E / 33.86528°S 151.06972°E / -33.86528; 151.06972
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
n/a
steady 150,000 (n/a%)
Parishes increase 11
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Maronite
Established 25 June 1973
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Eparch Ad Abi Karam
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Hitti
Website
Maronite Eparchy of Australia

The Roman Catholic Maronite Eparchy of St Maroun is a Maronite rite eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia, based in Sydney. Erected in 1973, the Eparchy is attached to the Archdiocese of Sydney but immediately subject to the Holy See.

Like all Catholic dioceses it is a member of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference. The Roman Catholic Church is made up of the Latin or Western Catholic Church and 21 Eastern Catholic Churches, one of which is the Maronite Church. The Eparchy is non-geographic, but demographic in that it has Australia-wide jurisdiction wherever Maronites are found. It has many churches, schools, nursing homes and other institutions in all capital cities.

Contents

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Maronite Eparch of Saint Maroun:[1]

Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
&100000000000000010000001 Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Archbishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) 25 June 1973 23 November 1990 &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000151000000151 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maron of Sydney
&100000000000000020000002 Joseph Hitti Bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) 23 November 1990 26 October 2001 &1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000337000000337 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maron of Sydney
&100000000000000030000003 Ad Abi Karam Bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) 26 October 2001 present &1000000000000001000000010 years, &1000000000000002600000026 days n/a

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsyma.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 

External links

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