Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas

Archeparchy of Baniyas (Melkite Greek) Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis
Location
Country	Lebanon
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2012) 2,500
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	1886
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Patriarch	Gregory III Laham
Archeparch	Georges Nicholas Haddad
Emeritus Bishops	Antoine Hayek

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas (in Latin: Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. In 2009 there were 2,500 baptized. It is currently governed by Archeparch Georges Nicholas Haddad, SMSP.

Territory and statistics

The archeparchy includes the southeastern part of Lebanon. Its archeparchial seat is the town of Marjayoun, where is the cathedral of Saint Peter, built in 1892 and restored in 1968 after a fire. The archeparchy at the end of 2012 had 2,500 baptized and 11 parishes.

History

Ancient seat is dating from the fourth century, and was restored as eparchy on February 25, 1886. On November 18, 1964 it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy.

Bishops

• Basile Finan (1724 - 1752)
• Maximos Sallal El Fakhoury (1759 - 1768)
• Headquarters suppressed (1768-1886)
• Barakat Geraigiry (February 22, 1886 - March 24, 1898 confirmed the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkites)
• Clemente Malouf, B.S. (November 24, 1901 - 1941 deceased)
• Isidore Fattal (June 20, 1943 - August 13, 1943 appointed Archbishop of Aleppo)
• Basilio Antonio Leone Kilzi, B. A. (July 10, 1944 - August 11, 1951 resigned)

Archbishops

• Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. (July 28, 1951 - November 2, 1984 withdrawn)
• Nicolas Hajj, S.D.S. (November 3, 1984 - September 18, 1985 resigned)
• Habib Bacha (1985-1987) (Patriarchal Administrator)
• Joseph Raya (1987-1989) (Patriarchal Administrator)
• Antoine Hayek, B.C. (July 19, 1989 - October 17, 2006 withdrawn)
• Georges Nicholas Haddad, SMSP, (since October 17, 2006)

Sources

• Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3.

External Links

• http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbany.html
• http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/bani0.htm
• http://www.pgc-lb.org/fre/melkite_greek_catholic_church/Archeparchy-of-Banyas-Caesarea-Philippi-Banias-Marjeyoun