Archeparchy of Tripoli del Libano, Tarabulus
Tripolitan(us) Graecorum Melkitarum
Suffragan archeparchy · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Tripoli del Libano, Lebanon
Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy of Tripoli, covering the North Governorate of Lebanon. The see was restored on 21 March 1897 and elevated to an archeparchy on 18 November 1964; it is suffragan of the Melkite Archeparchy of Tyre and its cathedral is Saint George Cathedral.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archeparchy
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1897
- Latin
- Tripolitan(us) Graecorum Melkitarum
- Annuario code
- 001003279
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 10,000
- Priests
- 12
- Catholics per priest
- 833
- Extent
- 2,025 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
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
- Eduard Daher
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
Saint George Cathedral, Tripoli stands in Tripoli del Libano, 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 Tyre (Melkite)
A suffragan of Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.
The sees of this province:
- Archeparchy of Bāniyās, Cesarea di Filippo, PaneadeMarjayoun
- Archeparchy of Saïdā, Saida, SidoneSaïdā, Saida, Sidone
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre, the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli (Latin: Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum) is presently governed by Archeparch Eduard Daher, BC.
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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.