Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
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The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Latin: Eparchia Sancti Maronis Bruklyniensis Maronitarum)[2] is a Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church eparchy of the Catholic Church headquartered in Brooklyn, New York for the East Coast of the United States. In conformity with the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO), the eparchy is under the direct jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff. In 2017 there were 33,000[3] baptized. It is currently ruled by eparch Gregory John Mansour.
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Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite) Eparchia Sancti Maronis Bruklyniensis Maronitarum | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2017) 33,000[1] |
Parishes | 34 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
Established | January 10, 1966 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
Eparch | Gregory John Mansour |
Bishops emeritus | Stephen Youssef Doueihi |
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