Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon

Archeparchy of Sidon (Melkite Greek)

Archieparchia Sidoniensis Graecorum Melkitarum
Location
CountryLebanon
Statistics
Population
  • (as of 2010)
  • 32,000
Parishes53
Information
DenominationMelkite Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established1964
CathedralSaint Nicholas Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
PatriarchYoussef Absi
ArcheparchElie Bechara Haddad

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon (Latin: Archeparchia Sidoniensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. It is governed by Archeparch Elie Bechara Haddad. The territory is made up of 53 parishes and, as of 2010, 32,000 Melkite Catholics.

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