Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch

Patriarchate of Antioch (Maronite)
Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum

Maronite Catholic Patriarchal residence in Bkerké
Location
Country Lebanon
Information
Sui iuris church Maronite
Rite West Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established VII century
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM
Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Nafaa
Hanna Alwan, MLM
Paul Abdel Sater
Antoine Nabil Andari
Emeritus Bishops Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Roland Aboujaoudé
Samir Mazloum
Guy-Paul Noujaim
Paul Nabil El-Sayah
Website
www.bkerke.org
Maronite Patriarch's Summer Residence in Dimane

Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch (in Latin: Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum) is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Church. It is currently governed by the Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM.

Territory

The Maronite Patriarchate extends its jurisdiction over all the Maronite faithful wherever they dwell.

The seat of the patriarchate is Bkerké in Keserwan District in Lebanon. Dimane (in Bsharri District) is the summer residence of the Patriarch. The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh is the eparchy of Maronite patriarch.

From Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites also depend directly:[1]

The Maronite Patriarch is a member by right of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East.

Patriarchs

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Coordinates: 33°58′05″N 35°38′01″E / 33.9681°N 35.6336°E / 33.9681; 35.6336

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