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Apostolic Vicariate of

Beirut

Lebanon Lebanon

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Beirut / Beyrouth (français) / Berito (Italiano) / Bairut / Berytus / Beryten(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Special Churches

Aleppo (↗), Jerusalem (↓)

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2016.08.02 – ...):Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (60)Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (60)

Titular Bishop of Mareotes

Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Beirut (Roman Rite)

Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (60)Bishop Cesar Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. (60)
(2016.08.02 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon)
Titular Bishop of Mareotes
Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions

Evangelium et caritas

Born:1962.05.27 (Saïda, Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1993.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:2016.10.08

Titular Bishop of Mareotes (2016.08.02 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon) (2016.08.02 – ...)

Vice-President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions (2020? – ...)

Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (82)Archbishop Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (82)
(1999.07.30 – 2016.08.02)

Titular Archbishop of Aræ in Numidia
Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Beirut (Lebanon)

Diligere Deum

Born:1941.01.08 (Zghorta, Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1966.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:1983.08.21

Archbishop of Baghdad (Iraq) (1983.05.30 – 1999.07.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad (Iraq) (1999.07.30 – 2000.11.29)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon) (1999.07.30 – 2016.08.02)

Titular Archbishop of Aræ in Numidia (1999.07.30 – ...)

Bishop Paul Bassim, O.C.D.
(1974.09.08 – 1999.07.30)

Born:1922.11.14 (Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1946.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1974.11.24
Died:2012.08.21 († 89)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon) (1974.09.08 – 1999.07.30)

Titular Bishop of Laodicea ad Libanum (1974.09.08 – 2012.08.21)

Bishop Eustace John Smith, O.F.M.
(1955.12.08 – 1973)

Born:1908.08.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1934.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:1956.02.02
Died:1975.06.13 († 66)

Vicar Apostolic of Beirut (Lebanon) (1955.12.08 – 1973)

Titular Bishop of Apamea Cibotus (1955.12.08 – 1975.06.13)

Bishops of Beirut (Roman Rite)

Bishop Bartolomeo
(1272? – 1283)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1272? – 1283)

Bishop Bernardo
(1267? – ?)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1267? – ?)

Bishop Gualerano
(1221? – ?)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1221? – ?)

Bishop Roberto
(1210? – ?)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1210? – ?)

Bishop Odo
(1181 – 1190)

Consecrated Bishop:1181
Died:1190

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1181 – 1190)

Bishop Rainaldo
(1175 – 1180.09.13)

Consecrated Bishop:1175.05.02
Died:1180.09.13

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1175 – 1180.09.13)

Bishop Mainardo
(? – 1174.04.25)

Died:1174.04.25

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (? – 1174.04.25)

Bishop Guglielmo
(1147? – ?)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1147? – ?)

Bishop Giovanni
(1146? – ?)

Bishop of Beirut (Lebanon) (1146? – ?)

Former Titular Bishops

Statistics

Population: 18,000 Catholics (2020)

Statistics: 9 parishes, 2 missions, 130 priests (1 diocesan, 129 religious), 5 deacons, 1,092 lay religious (184 brothers, 908 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)

History

Papal Visits

Last updated on 2023.04.13

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