Apostolic Exarchate of Kuwait
Patriarchal exarchate · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Kuwait
Melkite Greek Catholic exarchate erected in 1972 serving Byzantine-rite Melkite faithful in Kuwait, dependent on the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch (recorded as a patriarchal exarchate by Wikipedia and catholic-hierarchy). It is currently governed by Exarch Boutros Gharib.
The see
- Rank
- Patriarchal exarchate
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 25 March 1972
- Annuario code
- 001000549
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 800
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
- Exarch
- Boutros Gharib
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.