Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land explained

Jurisdiction:Archeparchy
Haifa and the Holy Land (Maronite)
Latin:Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum
Country:Israel
Coordinates:32.8172°N 34.9996°W
Population As Of:2019
Catholics:10,000
Parishes:8 parishes, 3 missions
Sui Iuris Church:Maronite Church
Rite:West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Cathedral:St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa
Patron:St. Louis the King
Priests:14
Patriarch:Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Bishop Title:Archeparch
Bishop:Moussa El-Hage

The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land[1] (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.[1]

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church who live in Israel. The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa, where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located.[2]

In the archeparchy in 2019, there were approximately 10,000 members, 14 priests, 8 parishes and 3 missions.[3]

History

There was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century. The Maronite Archeparchy was erected on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.[1] On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy has ceded part of its territory for the benefit of the erection of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan, which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maronite Archdiocese of Haifa and Holy Land, Israel . GCatholic.org . 19 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Cathédrale Saint Louis Le Roi / Cathedral of St. Louis the King, Haifa, Israel . GCatholic.org . 19 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (Maronite): Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in Terra Sancta . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 19 January 2022.