Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Beirut explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Beirut
Country:Lebanon
Coordinates:33.878°N 35.5169°W
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Syriac Catholic Church
Rite:West Syriac Rite
Established:1819
Patriarch:Ignatius Joseph III Yonan
Bishop Title:Eparch

The Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Eparchy of Beirut is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Lebanon. The Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch's cathedra is found in the eparchy in the episcopal see of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

History

It was established in 1819. Generally, the Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch will administer the Eparchy of Beirut as its ordinary and sole episcopal officer, but he may also appoint a proper eparch.

Pope Benedict XVI visited the eparchy in September 2012.

Episcopal ordinaries

Incomplete list
Eparchs (Bishops) of Beirut

See also

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