Simon Faddoul, former president of Caritas of Lebanon, served as apostolic exarch without episcopal character and was chosen to become the first bishop of the eparchy when the apostolic exarchate was promoted. He has also served as apostolic visitor to the Maronite faithful in Southern Africa since his initial appointment as apostolic exarch.
Ordinaries
Simon Faddoul (as apostolic exarch from 13 January 2014, as eparch-elect since 28 February 2018, as eparch since 7 April 2018)
maronite, catholic, eparchy, annunciation, eparchy, maronite, church, immediately, subject, holy, located, nigeria, benin, togo, cameroon, ivory, coast, ghana, senegal, angola, current, ordinary, eparch, simon, faddoul, eparchy, annunciation, maronite, locatio. The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of the Annunciation is an Eparchy of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See located in Nigeria Benin Togo Cameroon Ivory Coast Ghana Senegal and Angola Its current ordinary is Eparch Simon Faddoul Eparchy of the Annunciation Maronite LocationCountryNigeria Cameroon Ivory Coast SenegalMetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy SeeStatisticsParishes12InformationDenominationMaronite ChurchRiteWest Syro Antiochene RiteEstablished28 February 2018CathedralOur Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral IbadanCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisPatriarchBechara Boutros al RahiEparchSimon Faddoul Contents 1 Territory and statistics 2 History 3 Ordinaries 4 References 5 External linksTerritory and statistics EditThe eparchy encompasses the Maronite faithful living in West and Central Africa Its eparchial seat is at the Our Lady of the Annunciation Cathedral in the city of Ibadan in Nigeria History EditThe eparchy was erected as the Maronite Apostolic Exarchate of Western and Central Africa by Pope Francis on 13 January 2014 1 2 with the papal bull Patrimonium ecclesiarum 3 Excepting eparchies of the Ethiopian Catholic Church and Eritrean Catholic Church this was the first ecclesiastical circumscription of an Eastern Catholic Church established in Sub Saharan Africa The apostolic exarchate was promoted to the status of an eparchy on 28 February 2018 4 Simon Faddoul former president of Caritas of Lebanon served as apostolic exarch without episcopal character and was chosen to become the first bishop of the eparchy when the apostolic exarchate was promoted He has also served as apostolic visitor to the Maronite faithful in Southern Africa since his initial appointment as apostolic exarch Ordinaries EditSimon Faddoul as apostolic exarch from 13 January 2014 as eparch elect since 28 February 2018 as eparch since 7 April 2018 References Edit press vatican va en radiovaticana va vatican va AAS 106 2014 pp 159 160 Resignations and Appointments External links Edithttp www catholic hierarchy org diocese dwcma html http www gcatholic org dioceses diocese afri0 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maronite Catholic Eparchy of the Annunciation amp oldid 1092313191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
