- Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
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The Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark is an eparchy of the Syrian Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The territory of the eparchy encompasses the entire United States and Canada. It is based at Newark, New Jersey, and it is estimated to have 13,800 faithful (2010). Bishop Yousif Benham Habash has led the eparchy since April 2010.
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Catholicism PortalUntil 1995, Syrian Catholic congregations in the United States and Canada were under the jurisdiction of the local Latin Rite bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
On November 6, 1995, Pope John Paul II erected the Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance, immediately subject to the Holy See,[1] and appointed bishop Joseph Younan as the first eparch, with his see at Newark, New Jersey[2].
In 2009, Bishop Younan was elected as Primate of the Syrian Catholic Church and Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Yousif Benham Habash as the second eparch.[3]
Bishops
- Joseph Younan (November 6, 1995 - January 20, 2009)
- Yousif Benham Habash (April 12, 2010 - current)
Current status
As of 2010, the eparchy is estimated to have 13,800 faithful in 9 parishes.[4]
The eparchy's principal church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Deliverance in Union City, New Jersey.
See also
References
- ^ "Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syrian)". catholic-hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnesy.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Sharon Bernstein (November 19, 1995). "Valley Priest to Be Bishop of New Diocese". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-19/local/me-5096_1_syriac-catholic-church. Retrieved date=2010-08-22.
- ^ Mitchell Landsberg (April 13, 2010). "Iraqi-born L.A. priest to head U.S. Syrian Catholic Church". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/iraqiborn-la-priest-to-head-us-syrian-catholic-church-.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. http://www.cnewa.org/source-images/Roberson-eastcath-statistics/eastcatholic-stat10.pdf. Retrieved August 22, 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2010 edition.
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