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Lebanese Republic (Lebanon)

Lebanon

Also known as: Libanon (Deutsch), Líbano (español, Português), le Liban (français), Libano (Italiano), Liban (polski), 黎巴嫩 (正體中文), レバノン (日本語), Libanus (latine)

By Type (24)

Patriarchal Sees (Patriarchates) Patriarchate (3)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (3)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) Archdiocese (9)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (8)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (1): Beirut

Armenian Church (2): Beirut, Cilicia

Chaldean Church (1): Beirut

Greek-Melkite Church (7): Baalbek, Bāniyās, Beirut–Gibail, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahleh–Furzol

Maronite Church (11): Antélias, Antioch, Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar, Batroun, Beirut, Jbeil, Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahlé

Syriac Church (2): Antioch, Beirut


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Lebanon Archbishop Paolo Borgia (57)

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (58)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, I.C.P.B. (77)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church Patriarch Youssef Absi, M.S.P. (77)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan (79)

Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.) Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)

CardinalsCardinals (0 electors/1 total)

Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (84)Béchara Pierre Raï, O.M.M. (Béchara) (84)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (25)

National Shrines National Shrines (1)

Celebrations

Saints: 21 Saints, 4 Blesseds

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Geography

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Beirut

Area: 10,230 km²

Population: 6,229,794

Neighbouring Countries: Cyprus Cyprus, → Syria Syria, ↓ Israel Israel

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons

Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

Ethnic Groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 10,400 km²

Catholic Population: 2,034,000 Catholics (46.5% of 4,370,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,125 parishes, 51 other centres

Clergy: 49 bishops (19 diocesan, 30 titular), 1,604 priests (943 diocesan, 661 religious), 47 permanent deacons (44 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 2,075 religious (104 brothers, 1,971 sisters), 4 members of secular institutes (sisters), 266 major seminarians, 2,598 missionaries, 602 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.03.11

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