Eastern Catholic archeparchy in Israel
The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land [2] (in Latin : Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land ) is a branch of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. Since 2012, it has been governed by Archbishop Moussa El-Hage , OAM .[2]
Territory and statistics
The archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church who live in Israel . The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa , where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located.[3]
In the archeparchy in 2019, there were approximately 10,000 members, 14 priests, 8 parishes and 3 missions.[1]
History
There was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century.[citation needed ] The Maronite Archeparchy was erected on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre .[2] On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy has ceded part of its territory for the benefit of the erection of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan , which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.
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References
Annuario Pontificio . Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2003. ISBN 88-209-7422-3 .
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