Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite)

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Bishop(s) Robert Joseph Shaheen, Bishop John George Chedid, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy Erected: 19 February 1994 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Maronite State: California Country: United States of America Web Site: http://www.eparchyla.org/ Mailing Address: 333 South Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048; P.O. Box 16397, Beverly Hills, CA 90209 Telephone: (310)247-8322 Fax: 247-9297

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John George Chedid (19 Feb 1994 Appointed - 20 Nov 2000 Retired)
• Robert Joseph Shaheen (5 Dec 2000 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
19 February 1994	Erected		Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite) (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	24,108			31	8	39	618	8	8	7	28	ap2000
2000	24,054			31	10	41	586	8	10	7	30	ap2001
2001	24,658			26	10	36	684	8	10	7	30	ap2002
2002	26,133			33	11	44	593	9	11	7	32	ap2003
2003	27,000			30	13	43	627		13	7	32	ap2004
2004	27,500			35	13	48	572	7	13	7	32	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• John George Chedid (Bishop: 19 Feb 1994 to 20 Nov 2000)
• Gregory John Mansour (Priest: 19 Feb 1994 to 10 Jan 2004)
• Robert Joseph Shaheen (Bishop: 5 Dec 2000 - )