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Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli

Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 35°51′00″E / 34.4333°N 35.8500°E / 34.4333; 35.8500
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Archeparchy of Tripoli (Melkite Greek)

Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum
Location
CountryLebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
10,000
Parishes15
Information
DenominationMelkite Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established1964
CathedralSaint George Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchYoussef Absi
ArcheparchEduard Daher

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli[1] (in Latin: Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. It is governed by Archeparch Eduard Daher, BC.

Territory and statistics

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The archeparchy extends its jurisdiction over the faithful of the North Governorate in Lebanon. Its archeparchial seat is the city of Tripoli, where is located the cathedral of Saint George, built in 1835.

The territory is divided into 15 parishes and has 10,000 Catholics.

History

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The see of Tyre is an ancient one, already known in the fourth century, was restored on 21 March 1897.

On 28 April 1961 it gave a portion of territory for the creation of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia of the Melkites.

On 18 November 1964 it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy.

In 1969 the Holy Synod of the Melkite decided to merge the Batroun District inside the archeparchy, which had been part of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos. From this moment the archeparchy covers the entire North Governorate in Lebanon.

Eparchs

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  • Joseph Duman, BS (March 21, 1897 - December 4, 1922 deceased)
  • Joseph Kallas (April 4, 1923 - December 9, 1960 deceased)

Archeparchs

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  • Augustin Farah (March 7, 1961 - August 25, 1977 appointed archeparch of Zahleh and Furzol)
  • Elias Nijmé, BA (February 7, 1978 - August 5, 1995 withdrawn)
  • George Riashi, BC (July 28, 1995 - March 3, 2010 withdrawn)
  • Vacant (2010-2013)
  • Eduard Daher, BC, (since July 9, 2013)

Tripoli landmark map

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City Centre of Tripoli, Lebanon
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12
12 Taynal Mosque
12 Taynal Mosque
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11 Mu'allaq Mosque
11 Mu'allaq Mosque
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10 Mansouri Great Mosque
10 Mansouri Great Mosque
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9 Abd al-Wahid Mosque
9 Abd al-Wahid Mosque
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8 Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque
8 Al-Uwaysiyat Mosque
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7 Al-Burtasi Mosque
7 Al-Burtasi Mosque
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6 Al-Attar Mosque
6 Al-Attar Mosque
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5 Al-Tawbat Mosque
5 Al-Tawbat Mosque
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4 St George Cathedral
4 St George Cathedral
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3 Al-Saʼeḥ Library
3 Al-Saʼeḥ Library
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2 Tripoli Clock Tower
2 Tripoli Clock Tower
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1 Citadel of Tripoli
1 Citadel of Tripoli
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References

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34°26′00″N 35°51′00″E / 34.4333°N 35.8500°E / 34.4333; 35.8500