Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Neotonien(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Melkite Greek Catholic Church · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Eparchy of Newton is the Melkite Greek Catholic eparchy for the United States, established as an apostolic exarchate in 1966 and raised to an eparchy in 1976. It is immediately subject to the Holy See and led by Eparch François Beyrouti.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1966
- Latin
- Neotonien(sis) Graecorum Melkitarum
- Patron
- Saint Nicholas of Myra
- Annuario code
- 001002379
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 35,000
- Priests
- 62
- Catholics per priest
- 565
- Extent
- 9,826,675 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
- François Beyrouti
- Born
- 3 July 1971
- Birthplace
- Hadath-Beirut
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
Annunciation Cathedral, West Roxbury stands in Boston, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St. Anne Cathedral, North Hollywood.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Though named for Newton, Massachusetts, the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton (Latin: Eparchia Neotoniensis Graecorum Melkitarum) extends across the entire United States as the Melkite Greek Catholic Church's territory there. Roughly fifty Melkite parishes, missions, and "outreaches" are currently spread across about two dozen states.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
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.