Archdiocese of Tyr (Melkite Greek)

Archidioecesis Tyrensis Graecorum Melkitarum

Bishop(s)

Georges Iskandar, B.S., Archbishop
Michel Abrass, B.A., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek) (Archeparchy)
Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek) (Archeparchy)
Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek) (Archeparchy)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Erected: 1683
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Melkite Greek Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
Country: Lebanon
Mailing Address: Archeveche Grec-Melkite-Catholique, B.P. 257, Tyr, Liban
Telephone: (07)740.015
Fax: 349.180

Past and Present Ordinaries

Eftimios Saifi † ( 1683 Appointed - 27 Nov 1723 Died)
Cyrille Khabbaz † (31 Jul 1810 Ordained Bishop - )
Ignace Karouth, B.S. † ( 1835 Appointed - 1854 Died)
Athanase Sabbagh † ( 1855 Appointed - 1866 Died)
Atanasio Kuam, B.S. † (14 Apr 1867 Appointed - )
Eutimio Zulhof, B.S. † (13 Jun 1886 Appointed - 28 Nov 1913 Died)
Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (30 Aug 1919 Appointed - 30 Aug 1933 Appointed, Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek))
Agapios Salomon Naoum, B.S. † (3 Dec 1933 Ordained Bishop - 15 Oct 1965 Retired)
Georges Haddad † (30 Jul 1965 Appointed - 31 Dec 1985 Died)
Jean Assaad Haddad † (26 Oct 1988 Appointed - 20 Jun 2005 Retired)
Georges Wadih Bacouni (Bakouny) (20 Oct 2005 Confirmed - 21 Jun 2014 Confirmed, Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek))
Michel Abrass, B.A. (21 Jun 2014 Confirmed - 31 Jan 2021 Removed)
Georges Iskandar, B.S. (20 Aug 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1683	Erected		Archdiocese of Tyr (Melkite Greek) (erected)

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

1950 7,945 102,500 7.8% 3 6 9 882 10 ap1951

1970 6,200 5 5 1,240 11 ap1971

1980 6,000 6 6 1,000 4 8 ap1981

1990 7,300 4 2 6 1,216 2 4 9 ap1991

1999 8,700 7 3 10 870 3 7 9 ap2000

2000 8,800 5 3 8 1,100 3 7 9 ap2001

2001 7,200 5 4 9 800 4 4 9 ap2002

2002 7,000 3 1 4 1,750 9 9 ap2003

2003 7,000 5 3 8 875 8 8 9 ap2004

2004 7,000 8 3 11 636 3 8 9 ap2005

2009 3,100 13 1 14 221 1 7 13 ap2010

2010 3,100 12 1 13 238 1 7 12 ap2011

2014 3,020 8 8 377 6 11 ap2015

2017 2,857 10 10 285 5 10 ap2018

2020 3,500 9 9 388 5 11 ap2021

2022 3,500 9 9 388 5 11 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	7,945	102,500	7.8%	3	6	9	882			10	ap1951
1970	6,200			5		5	1,240			11	ap1971
1980	6,000			6		6	1,000		4	8	ap1981
1990	7,300			4	2	6	1,216	2	4	9	ap1991
1999	8,700			7	3	10	870	3	7	9	ap2000
2000	8,800			5	3	8	1,100	3	7	9	ap2001
2001	7,200			5	4	9	800	4	4	9	ap2002
2002	7,000			3	1	4	1,750	9		9	ap2003
2003	7,000			5	3	8	875	8	8	9	ap2004
2004	7,000			8	3	11	636	3	8	9	ap2005
2009	3,100			13	1	14	221	1	7	13	ap2010
2010	3,100			12	1	13	238	1	7	12	ap2011
2014	3,020			8		8	377		6	11	ap2015
2017	2,857			10		10	285		5	10	ap2018
2020	3,500			9		9	388		5	11	ap2021
2022	3,500			9		9	388		5	11	ap2023