Eparchy of San Charbel of Buenos Aires (Maronite)

The Eparchy of St. Scharbel in Buenos Aires (Latin Eparchia Sancti Sarbelii bonaerensis Maronitarum ) is a Maronite Eparchy diaspora in Argentina. Bishop of the Eparchy is Charbel Georges Merhi.

The Eparchy

The Eparchy of St. Scharbel was built on 5 October 1990 in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The Christians of this eparchy are mostly immigrants, are originally from Lebanon. Your naming goes back to St. Maron of Beit - marun, after they call themselves Maronites. The Eparchy of St. Scharbel of Buenos Aires numbered about 700,000 Maronite Arab Christians in 2004. They were cared for pastorally pastorally and 2004 in four parishes of ten diocesan and religious priests nine, and two deacons in the " permanent diaconate ". On the support of the Maronite Christians also six sisters and nine monks were involved.