Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite Patriarchate) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M., Cardinal, Patriarch
Hanna G. Alwan, M.L., Curial Bishop
Antoine Aoukar, O.A.M., Curial Bishop
Peter Karam, Curial Bishop
Youhanna Rafic Warcha, Curial Bishop
Samir Mazloum, Curial Bishop Emeritus
Paul Nabil El-Sayah, Curial Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite) (Patriarchal Exarchate)
Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite) (Patriarchal Exarchate)
Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Patriarchate
Patriarchal See
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Maronite Catholic Church of the Antiochian Tradition
Country: Lebanon
Mailing Address: Patriarcat Maronite, Bkerke, Liban
Telephone: (09)915.441
Fax: 938.844

Past and Present Ordinaries

Youssef el-Hadathi † ( 1468 Appointed - 1492 Died)
Musa al-Akkari † (11 Dec 1524 Appointed - 4 Mar 1567 Died)
Mikhail Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (29 Mar 1567 Elected - 21 Sep 1581 Died)
Sarkis Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (28 Sep 1581 Elected - 25 Sep 1596 Died)
Youssef Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (16 Oct 1596 Elected - Mar 1608 Died)
Youssef Makhlouf el-Douaihy el-Ehdeni † (16 Nov 1608 Elected - 16 Dec 1634 Died)
Girgis (Georges) Omaira el-Douaihy el-Ehdeni † (26 Dec 1634 Elected - Jul 1644 Died)
Youssef Habib Akouri † (15 Aug 1644 Elected - 3 Nov 1647 Died)
Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi † ( 1648 Elected - 23 Dec 1656 Died)
Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (26 May 1659 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1670 Died)
Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (8 Aug 1672 Confirmed - 3 May 1704 Died)
Gabriel de Blauza † (27 Apr 1705 Confirmed - 31 Oct 1705 Died)
Jacob IV Awad † (21 Feb 1706 Confirmed - 12 Feb 1733 Died)
Joseph V Dergham El-Khazen † (18 Dec 1733 Confirmed - 13 May 1742 Died)
Siméon VII Awad † (16 Mar 1743 Appointed - 12 Feb 1756 Died)
Tobie El-Khazen † (28 Mar 1757 Confirmed - 19 May 1766 Died)
Joseph VI Estephan † (6 Apr 1767 Confirmed - 22 Apr 1793 Died)
Michael Fadel † (10 Sep 1793 Elected - 17 May 1795 Died)
Philippe Gemayel † (27 Jun 1796 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
Youssef Tian (Tyen) † (24 Jul 1797 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1808 Resigned)
Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (19 Dec 1814 Confirmed - 12 May 1823 Died)
Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (3 May 1824 Confirmed - 23 May 1845 Died)
Joseph IX Ragi (Youssef) El-Khazen (Gazeno) † (19 Jan 1846 Confirmed - 3 Nov 1854 Died)
Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (23 Mar 1855 Confirmed - 18 Apr 1890 Died)
Yuhanna Boutros El-Hajj † (23 Jun 1890 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1898 Died)
Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (19 Jun 1899 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1931 Died)
Antonio Pierre Arida † (13 Mar 1933 Confirmed - 19 May 1955 Died)
Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (25 May 1955 Appointed - 11 Jan 1975 Died)
Joseph Khoury † (4 May 1956 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1959 Appointed, Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite))
Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † (15 Feb 1975 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1986 Retired)
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (7 May 1986 Confirmed - 26 Feb 2011 Resigned)
Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M. (24 Mar 2011 Confirmed - )

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 179 40 219 0 107 97 149 ap1951

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950				179	40	219	0		107	97	149	ap1951

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Hanna G. Alwan, M.L. (Curial Bishop: 13 Aug 2011)
Antoine Nabil Andari (Curial Bishop: 7 Jun 1997 to 2011)
Antoine Aoukar, O.A.M. (Curial Bishop: 15 Jun 2019)
Paul Nabil El-Sayah (Curial Bishop: 25 Jun 2011 to 17 Jun 2016)
Peter Karam (Curial Bishop: 15 Jun 2019)
Paul Youssef Matar (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jun 1991 to 8 Jun 1996)
Samir Mazloum (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Nov 1996; Curial Bishop: 2000 to 6 Jun 2011)
Joseph Emile Mouawad (Curial Bishop: 16 Jun 2012 to 14 Mar 2015)
Joseph Naffah (Nafaa) (Curial Bishop: 17 Jun 2016 to 17 Jun 2017)
Béchara Boutros Raï, O.M.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1986 to 9 Jun 1990; Patriarch: 24 Mar 2011 - )
Paul Abdel Sater (Curial Bishop: 28 Jul 2015 to 15 Jun 2019)
Youhanna Rafic Warcha (Curial Bishop: 14 Feb 2018; Official: 15 Jun 2019; Curial Bishop: 14 Jun 2025)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1986 to 23 Nov 1990)
Roland Aboujaoudé † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1975 to 6 Jun 2011)
Musa al-Akkari † (Patriarch: 11 Dec 1524 to 4 Mar 1567)
Youssef Habib Akouri † (Patriarch: 15 Aug 1644 to 3 Nov 1647)
Antonio Pierre Arida † (Patriarch: 13 Mar 1933 to 19 May 1955)
Jacob IV Awad † (Patriarch: 21 Feb 1706 to 12 Feb 1733)
Siméon VII Awad † (Patriarch: 16 Mar 1743 to 12 Feb 1756)
Abdallah Bared † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1986 to 15 Jul 1988)
Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi † (Patriarch: 1648 to 23 Dec 1656)
Gabriel de Blauza † (Patriarch: 27 Apr 1705 to 31 Oct 1705)
Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (Priest: 25 Mar 1656 to 8 Jul 1668; Patriarch: 8 Aug 1672 to 3 May 1704)
Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † (Deacon: 1 Feb 1959; Priest: 28 Mar 1959 to 10 Jun 1995)
Youssef el-Hadathi † (Patriarch: 1468 to 1492)
Yuhanna Boutros El-Hajj † (Patriarch: 23 Jun 1890 to 24 Dec 1898)
Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1786; Patriarch: 19 Dec 1814 to 12 May 1823)
Joseph IX Ragi (Youssef) El-Khazen (Gazeno) † (Patriarch: 19 Jan 1846 to 3 Nov 1854)
Joseph V Dergham El-Khazen † (Patriarch: 18 Dec 1733 to 13 May 1742)
Tobie El-Khazen † (Patriarch: 28 Mar 1757 to 19 May 1766)
Joseph VI Estephan † (Patriarch: 6 Apr 1767 to 22 Apr 1793)
Michael Fadel † (Patriarch: 10 Sep 1793 to 17 May 1795)
Philippe Gemayel † (Patriarch: 27 Jun 1796 - Did Not Take Effect)
Ibrahim Hélou † (Apostolic Administrator: 25 Nov 1985 to 7 May 1986)
Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (Patriarch: 3 May 1824 to 23 May 1845)
Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 1889; Patriarch: 19 Jun 1899 to 24 Dec 1931)
Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 20 Mar 1970 to 25 Jun 1973)
Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † (Patriarch: 15 Feb 1975 to 3 Apr 1986)
Joseph Khoury † (Patriarchal Vicar: 4 May 1956 to 11 Dec 1959)
Youssef Makhlouf el-Douaihy el-Ehdeni † (Patriarch: 16 Nov 1608 to 16 Dec 1634)
Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (Patriarch: 23 Mar 1855 to 18 Apr 1890)
Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (Patriarch: 25 May 1955 to 11 Jan 1975)
Girgis (Georges) Omaira el-Douaihy el-Ehdeni † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1600 to 1608; Patriarch: 26 Dec 1634 to Jul 1644)
Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1656; Patriarch: 26 May 1659 to 12 Apr 1670)
Mikhail Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1560; Patriarch: 29 Mar 1567 to 21 Sep 1581)
Sarkis Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1568; Patriarch: 28 Sep 1581 to 25 Sep 1596)
Youssef Rizzi el-Bkoufani † (Patriarch: 16 Oct 1596 to Mar 1608)
Paul-Emile Saadé † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1986 to 5 Jun 1999)
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (Patriarch: 7 May 1986 to 26 Feb 2011)
Youssef Tian (Tyen) † (Patriarch: 24 Jul 1797 to 19 Nov 1808)
Camille Zaidan † (Curial Bishop: 13 Aug 2011 to 16 Jun 2012)
Joseph † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1535)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 79
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 108
Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 58

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