Archeparchy of Akka, San Giovanni d'Acri, Tolemaide
Ptolemaiden(sis)
Archeparchy of the patriarchate · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Akka, Israel
Melkite Greek Catholic (Byzantine-rite) archeparchy of Akka (Acre), erected as an eparchy in 1753 and elevated to archeparchy on 18 November 1964, serving Melkite faithful in Galilee and northern Israel. It belongs to the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, with its seat at St. Elijah Cathedral in Haifa. Archeparch Youssef Matta was appointed 18 March 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Archeparchy of the patriarchate
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1753
- Latin
- Ptolemaiden(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000623
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 73,921
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 1,848
- Extent
- 20,991 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.5
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
- Archbishop
- Youssef Matta
- Born
- 3 December 1968
- Birthplace
- Nazareth
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. Elijah Cathedral, Haifa stands in Akka, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch
The sees of this province:
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.