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Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite)

Eparchia Helipolitana-Rubrimonasteriensis Maronitarum



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Bishop(s)

  • Hanna Rahmé, O.L.M., Bishop
  • Simon Atallah, O.A.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Eparchy of Baalbek (Maronite)
1671ErectedEparchy of Baalbek (Maronite) (erected)
Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite)
4 August 1977Name ChangedEparchy of Baalbek (Maronite) Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite)
Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite)
9 June 1990SplitEparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite) Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite)
Eparchy of Zahleh (Maronite)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Eparchy of Baalbek (Maronite)
195042,00012010130323464287ap1951
195142,00011412126333463984ap1960
197086,500189,60045.6%63631266867617099ap1971
Eparchy of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite)
198055,0001411252,200143745ap1981
Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite)
199030,000102122,50021019ap1991
199935,000125172,05852219ap2000
200035,000145191,84262320ap2001
200135,00084122,91642320ap2002
200236,000115162,25052218ap2003
200334,000136191,78972121ap2004
200430,00095142,142251524ap2005
200634,000128201,700283334ap2007
200935,000116172,058263234ap2010
201245,000128202,2501213134ap2013
201566,200147213,152193134ap2016
201840,600168241,69183245ap2019
202040,600179261,56193345ap2021

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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