Maronite Diocese of St Maroun

Maronite Diocese of St Maroun

Infobox Diocese
jurisdiction=Eparchy
name=St Maron of Sydney
latin=Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum
country=Australia
metropolitan=Immediately subject to the Holy See
rite=Maronite
population=N/A
population_as_of=2004
catholics=150,000
catholics_percent=N/A
bishop=Ad Abi Karam
The Maronite Diocese of St Maroun is in Sydney, Australia and attached to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney but immediately subject to the Holy See.

Bishops

*Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. (1973-1990)
*Joseph Hitti (1990-2001) - presently Bishop Emeritus
*Ad Abi Karam (2001- )

External links and References

* [http://www.maronite.org.au/ Maronite Eparchy of Australia]
*cite web|title = Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsyma.html|accessdate =2007-01-06


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