Archeparchy of Damas (Maronite)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonios † ( 1523 Appointed - )
• Georges Salomo de Chypro, O.S.A. † (13 Mar 1560 Appointed - 1574 Died)
• Youssef Girgis al-Basluqiti † ( 1577 Appointed - 1580 Died)
• Sarkis Rizzi † ( 1600 Ordained Bishop - 1638 Died)
• Siméon VII Awad † (27 Jan 1716 Ordained Bishop - 16 Mar 1743 Appointed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite))
• Youssef Tian (Tyen) † ( 1786 Appointed - 24 Jul 1797 Confirmed, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite))
• Germanos El-Khazen † ( 1794 Appointed - 1806 Died)
• Estefan El-Khazen † (2 Apr 1806 Appointed - 31 Dec 1830 Died)
• Estefan El-Khazen (Gazeno) † ( 1848 Appointed - 8 Dec 1868 Died)
• Nomatallah Dahdah † (11 Feb 1872 Appointed - )
• Paolo Massad † (12 Jun 1892 Appointed - Mar 1919 Died)
• Béchara Richard Chémali † (9 May 1920 Appointed - 24 Dec 1927 Died)
• Jean Elie El-Hage † (29 Apr 1928 Ordained Bishop - 30 Nov 1955 Died)
• Antoine Hamid Mourany † (5 Jun 1989 Appointed - 10 Mar 1999 Resigned)
• Raymond Eid † (5 Jun 1999 Appointed - 25 Sep 2005 Retired)
• Samir Nassar (14 Oct 2006 Confirmed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	30,000			48	18	66	454		70	67	54	ap1951
1970	940	1,750	53.7%								1	ap1971
1980	4,800			1		1	4,800				1	ap1981
1990	8,000			2	3	5	1,600		3	5	2	ap1991
1999	8,000			2		2	4,000			2	1	ap2000
2001	8,000			1		1	8,000			2	1	ap2002
2002	12,000			1		1	12,000				1	ap2003
2003	12,000			1		1	12,000				1	ap2004
2004	12,000			1		1	12,000				6	ap2005
2006	12,000			4		4	3,000				6	ap2007
2009	16,000			5		5	3,200		16	175	3	ap2010
2013	20,300			4	4	8	2,537		20	138	8	ap2014
2016	15,000			4	21	25	600		37	144	9	ap2017
2019	6,000			4		4	1,500				6	ap2020
2021	6,000			4		4	1,500				6	ap2022
2023	6,000			4		4	1,500					ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Samir Nassar (Priest: 17 Aug 1980; Archbishop: 14 Oct 2006 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Youssef Girgis al-Basluqiti † (Bishop: 1577 to 1580)
• Siméon VII Awad † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1716 to 16 Mar 1743)
• Béchara Richard Chémali † (Priest: 23 May 1900; Archbishop: 9 May 1920 to 24 Dec 1927)
• Nomatallah Dahdah † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1872 - )
• Raymond Eid † (Archbishop: 5 Jun 1999 to 25 Sep 2005)
• Jean Elie El-Hage † (Archbishop: 29 Apr 1928 to 30 Nov 1955)
• Estefan El-Khazen † (Archbishop: 2 Apr 1806 to 31 Dec 1830)
• Estefan El-Khazen (Gazeno) † (Archbishop: 1848 to 8 Dec 1868)
• Germanos El-Khazen † (Archbishop: 1794 to 1806)
• Paolo Massad † (Archbishop: 12 Jun 1892 to Mar 1919)
• Antoine Hamid Mourany † (Priest: 11 Jun 1960; Archbishop: 5 Jun 1989 to 10 Mar 1999)
• Sarkis Rizzi † (Bishop: 1600 to 1638)
• Georges Salomo de Chypro, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 1560 to 1574)
• Pietro Sfair †
• Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (Priest: 7 May 1950)
• Youssef Tian (Tyen) † (Bishop: 1786 to 24 Jul 1797)
• Antonios † (Bishop: 1523 - )