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The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land[2] (in Latin: Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land) is a branch of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. Since 2012, it has been governed by Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, OAM.[2]
Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (Maronite) Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°49′02″N 34°59′59″E |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2019) 10,000[1] |
| Parishes | 8 parishes, 3 missions |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Maronite Church |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | June 8, 1996 |
| Cathedral | St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa |
| Patron saint | St. Louis the King |
| Secular priests | 14 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Archeparch | Moussa El-Hage |
The archeparchy includes all the faithful of the Maronite Church residing in Israel. The archeparchial seat is the city of Haifa, where the Saint Louis the King Cathedral is located.[3]
As of 2019, the Archeparchy had approximately 10,000 members, 14 priests, 8 parishes and 3 missions.[1]
There was an ancient Catholic diocese in Akka in the third century.[citation needed] The Maronite Archeparchy was established on 8 June 1996, with territory taken from the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre.[2] On 5 October of the same year, the archeparchy ceded part of its territory for the establishment of the patriarchal exarchates of Jerusalem and Palestine and Jordan, which have since joined in persona episcopi to all archeparchy.
