Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
Sancti Maronis Sydneyen(sis) Maronitarum
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Maronite Church · Sydney, Australia
Maronite-rite eparchy for the Maronite Catholic faithful of Australia, erected in 1973, with its seat at St. Maroun's Cathedral in Redfern, Sydney, and the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harris Park. Eparch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M., appointed by Pope Francis on 17 April 2013, was installed as the fourth bishop of the Maronites in Australia on 3 June 2013.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Maronite Church
- Erected
- 25 June 1973
- Latin
- Sancti Maronis Sydneyen(sis) Maronitarum
- Annuario code
- 001002825
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 160,000
- Priests
- 50
- Catholics per priest
- 3,200
- Extent
- 7,688,287 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M.
- Born
- 15 November 1967
- Birthplace
- Tannourine-Caza
- Institute
- Ordine Libanese Maronita (O.L.M.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Maroun's Cathedral, Redfern, Sydney stands in Sydney, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon, Harris Park.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Maronite Catholics in Australia are gathered in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (in Latin: Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum; the name is sometimes spelt Maroun), a jurisdiction of the Maronite Church. Its membership stood at 160,000 in 2010. The eparchy is presently governed by Eparch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.