Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos

The archeparchy Beirut and Jbeil (Latin: Archidioecesis Berytensis et Gibailensis Graecorum Melkitarum ) is a facility located in Lebanon Archdiocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, based in Beirut.

History

The Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil was built in the 4th century as the Archdiocese of Beirut. On August 16, 1881, the Archdiocese of Beirut was transferred to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and leads since that time the name archeparchy Beirut and Jbeil.

Archbishops of Beirut and Jbeil

  • Théodose Badra OBC, 1814-1822
  • Agabio Riecji, 1828 - ...
  • Melezio Fakkak, 1881-1904
  • Attanasio Melegro Savoy BS, 1904-1919
  • Basilio Cattan, 1921-1933
  • Maximos IV Sayegh SMSP, 1933-1947, then Patriarch of Antioch
  • Philippe Nabaa, 1948-1967
  • Grégoire Haddad, 1968-1975
  • Habib Bacha SMSP, 1975-1999
  • Joseph Kallas SMSP, 2000-2011
  • Cyrille Salim Bustros SMSP, since 2011
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