Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut

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Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut

Vicariatus Apostolicus Berytensis
Location
Country
Eastern Catholics are far more numerous. In 2010, there were 15,000 baptized. Its current bishop is Cesar Essayan.[1]

Its cathedral episcopal see is the

St. Louis Cathedral, Beirut in the national capital city Beirut, while the former Crusader Cathedral of Tyre
is in ruins.

Antecedents

The Catholic presence in Lebanon of the

Antarado. These dioceses disappeared with the end of the Crusader period and remain today mostly as the venue owners.[citation needed
]

The Latin continued presence in the country with the

Apostolic Delegate (papal diplomatic envoy) of Syria
held the functions of the bishop of the Latin Catholics of Lebanon.

History

The apostolic vicariate was erected on 4 June 1953 with the Papal bull Solent caeli[2] of Pope Pius XII, with territory that was taken from the Syrian Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo. The apostolic vicar is a member of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions.

It enjoyed a papal visit from

Benedict XVI
in September 2012.

Organisation

The apostolic vicariate extends its jurisdiction over all Catholic faithful of the Latin Rite in Lebanon. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part if any ecclesiastical province.

Its territory is divided into only eighth Latin parishes.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

  • Apamea Cibotus
    (8 December 1955 – 1973 Resignation)
  • Paul Bassim, OCD, Titular Bishop of Laodicea ad Libanum (8 September 1974 – 30 July 1999 Retired)
  • Aræ in Numidia
    (30 July 1999 – 2 August 2016)
  • Cesar Essayan, OFMConv (2 August 2016–present)

See also

Eastern Catholic

References

  1. ^ a b c "Beirut {Bairut} (Vicariate Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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