St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney

Not to be confused with St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.
St. Maron's Cathedral
St Maroun’s Cathedral
Church building
St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney in 2012
Map
33°53′33″S 151°12′26″E / 33.892635°S 151.207228°E / -33.892635; 151.207228
Location627 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationEastern Catholic Church
TraditionMaronite rite (Antiochian)
Websitemaronitecathedralredfern.org.au
History
Status
Founded
  • c. 1896 (as a church)
  • October 1973 (1973-10) (as a cathedral)
Founder(s)
  • Frs Yazbeck and Dahdah (c. 1896)
  • Archbishop Abdo Khalife (1973)
DedicationSaint Maron
Dedicated10 January 1897 (1897-01-10)
Relics heldShrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Architecture
Functional statusComplete
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
ArchdioceseSydney (Roman Catholic)[2]
DioceseSydney Eparchy (since 1973)
ParishSt Maroun's Cathedral
Clergy
Bishop(s)Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM
DeanFr Geoffrey Abdallah
Assistant priest(s)Fr Maroun Elkazzi

The St. Maron's Cathedral,[2] also called St Maroun’s Cathedral,[3] is a Maronite rite Eastern Catholic Church cathedral church, located in Redfern,[4] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[5]

It is the main temple of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum) which was created by Pope Paul VI in 1973 through the papal bull, Illo fretis Concilii. The administration of the Eparchy is overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.[6]

The cathedral is the seat of Epoch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM and religious services are delivered in English and Arabic.

  1. ^ Azize, Fr Yuhanna (2015). "A Brief History of the Maronite Church in Australia". Our Diocese. Maronite Eparchy of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "St Maroun's Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ Defez, Francisco J. Fernández (8 June 2010). San Charbel (in Spanish). SELECTOR. ISBN 9786074530032.
  4. ^ Bel-Air, Françoise De (1 January 2006). Migration et politique au Moyen-Orient (in French). Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO). ISBN 9782351590379.
  5. ^ Antonio, Fr. "Saint Maron AUSTRALIA - MARONITE HERITAGE". www.maronite-heritage.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Our People". www.sydneycatholic.org. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved 28 November 2016.