Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut

Archeparchy of Beirut

Archeparchia Berytensis Maronitarum
Location
CountryLebanon
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately Subject to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
HeadquartersLebanon
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
232,000
Parishes127
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchMaronite Church
RiteWest Syro-Antiochene Rite
Established1577
CathedralSaint George Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchBechara Boutros al-Rahi
ArcheparchPaul Abdel Sater
Website
http://www.maronitesbeirut.org/

The Archeparchy of Beirut (in Latin: Archeparchia Berytensis Maronitarum) is an archeparchial seat of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See in Lebanon. As of 2012, there were 232,000 baptized. It is currently ruled by Archeparch Paul Abdel Sater.