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Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)

Archidioecesis Berytensis et Gibailensis Graecorum Melkitarum



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Bishop(s)

  • Georges Wadih Bacouni (Bakouny), Archbishop
  • Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P., Archbishop Emeritus
  • Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

(none)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek)
4th CenturyErectedArchdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek) (erected)
Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
16 August 1881Name ChangedArchdiocese of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek) Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
194925,00016254160940ap1951
195835,000500,0007.0%23275070044ap1960
196980,000.0%29548301249056ap1971
1980115,0003360931,23619063ap1981
1990150,00045931381,08616722273ap1991
1999200,0006110712,81613229378ap2000
2000200,0005810682,9417213470ap2001
2001200,0005510653,0767017873ap2002
2002200,0005618742,7027818673ap2003
2003200,0005630862,32579183114ap2004
2004200,0006130912,19780183116ap2005
2006200,0006330932,15071190139ap2007
2009200,00062861481,3511120149121ap2010
2012200,00055741291,5501118178121ap2013
2015200,00060541141,75418317983ap2016
2018200,00061611221,639111018391ap2019
2020200,00062591211,652110518193ap2021

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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