Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist

For other Basilian orders, see Basilian.
Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist
Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistæ (Latin)[1]
AbbreviationB.C. (post-nominal letters)[2]
Formation1697; 327 years ago (1697)[3]
FounderNeophytos Nasri
TypeMonastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)[4]
HeadquartersCouvent Saint-Jean, Khonchara, B.P. 188, Bikfaya, Lebanon[5]
Membership
45 members (36 priests) as of 2018[6]
Superior General
Archimandrite Elie Maalouf, B.C.[7]
Parent organization
Melkite Greek Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition[8]

The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistæ) is a Melkite Greek Catholic monastic order of Pontifical Right for Men. The members of the Order add the nominal B.C after their names to indicate their membership in the Order.[9]

  1. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  2. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  3. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  4. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  5. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  6. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  7. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/048.htm
  8. ^ "Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  9. ^ *catholicdoors.com/misc/abbrev.htm Catholic Orders Abbreviations