Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol
Mariamnen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Suffragan archeparchy · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Zahlé, Lebanon
Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol covering most of the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, in communion with Rome since 1724; the seat moved permanently to Zahleh in 1774. Its cathedral is the 18th-century Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance in Zahleh.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan archeparchy
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1724
- Latin
- Mariamnen(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
- Annuario code
- 001000227
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 150,000
- Priests
- 39
- Catholics per priest
- 3,846
- Extent
- 881 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 170
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
- Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, B.S.
- Born
- 22 March 1962
- Birthplace
- Jensnaya
- Institute
- Ordine Basiliano del SS.mo Salvatore dei Melkiti (B.S.)
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
Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance, Zahleh stands in Zahlé, 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 Greek Catholic Church
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol (Latin: Mariamnensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. It counted 150,000 baptized in 2012 and is presently governed by Archeparch Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, BS.
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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.