Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
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The Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch (Latin: Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum) is the seat of the Patriarch of the Maronite Church. It is currently governed by the Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM.
Patriarchatus Antiochenus Maronitarum البطريركية الأنطاكية الكاثوليكية المارونية | |
|---|---|
| Catholic | |
 Patriarch Béchara-Raï | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Incumbent: Bechara Boutros al-Rahi Installed 25 March 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Headquarters | Bkerké |
| Coordinates | 33°58′05″N 35°38′01″E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
| Rite | West Syriac Rite |
| Established | 7th century |
| Language | Arabic,[1][2] Aramaic (Syriac) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Website | |
| bkerki | |
The Maronite Church is one of several churches that lay claim to be the canonical incumbent of the ancient see of St. Peter and St. Paul in Antioch. The Syriac Catholic Church, and the Melkite Greek Catholic Church make the same claim, all of them Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See. The three mutually recognize each other as holding authentic patriarchates. The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and the Oriental Orthodox Syriac Orthodox Church claim patriarchates as well. Moreover, the Catholic Church appointed titular Latin rite patriarchs for many centuries, until the office was left vacant in 1953 and abolished in 1964 and all claims renounced.
The Maronite Patriarchate extends its jurisdiction over all the Maronite faithful wherever they dwell.
The seat of the patriarchate is Bkerké in Keserwan District in Lebanon. Dimane (in Bsharri District) is the summer residence of the Patriarch. The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh is the eparchy of Maronite patriarch.
From Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites also depend directly:[3]
- Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jerusalem and Palestine, erected on October 5, 1996, based in Jerusalem; in 2014[needs update] they were 504 Catholics distributed in three parishes;
- Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan, erected on October 5, 1996, based in Amman; in 2014[needs update] they were 1,000 Catholics in one parish.
The Maronite Patriarch is a member by right of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East.
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, pp. 457–458.
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 3, pp. 235–236; vol. 4, pp. 86–87; vol. 5, p. 89; vol. 6, p. 87.
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