Due to a large emigration of Lebanese Maronite Christians in mid to late 19th century, Maronite Patriarch in 1889 decided that pastoral ministry among the Lebanese Christians in Sydney will be established. In this regard, the Maronite priests Abdallah Yazbeck and Joseph Dahdah were to work for the Diaspora's community in Sydney and reached on 8 May 1893 the Sydney's port. They set up in 1894 a Maronite chapel in the Waterloo district and served until 1897, when a new church was inaugurated by the then Cardinal Moran on January 10, 1897, for the service of the Maronites. Pastor Abdallah Yazbeck died in 1933 in Sydney, and priest Joseph Dahdah died after his return to Lebanon in 1936.
Twentieth century
Priest Abdallah Assaf was the successor and was the Maronite pastor until 1960. Assaf was replaced by Chukrallah Harb in 1961 until his return in 1963 to the Vatican City. In the district of Redfern's Saint Maron Church served all Maronite Catholics for 70 years until the Maronites of the community settled in other centers as Parramatta. The community continued to grow at remarkable. The Maronite Patriarch named Reverend Peter Ziade to continue the Priest Harb's pastoral ministry in 1963. He was assisted by Priest Trad. From 1963 to 1965, the church of Saint Maron was built. In addition, a town hall, municipal school, a rectory in the district of Redfern was built also in 1965. The Congregation of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family established their missionary work in 1968. A piece of land of Harris Park in Sydney with a community hall was built and the foundation stone for the Church of Our Lady of Lebanon was laid in 1970. Pastor Ziade helped to establish a Lebanese monastic order in Sydney and participated in the founding of the diocese in Australia.
The eparchy was erected on 25 June 1973 by Pope Paul VI's bull Illo fretis Councils.[7] and in October 1973 Archbishop (pro hac vice) Ignace Abdo Khalifé in Rome was established as Eparchy of the newly Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron in Sydney. His duties were also the organization and establishment of additional Maronite eparchies in Australia and request help from other priests. The first priests who had answered the bishop's ask for help were Michal Boumelhem, Youseff Touma, Antoun Shalhoub and Nakhle Akiki. During their joint, 18-year pastoral ministry for the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron in Sydney the Maronite Catholic Church of the Lady of Lebanon was opened in 1978. After that, Eparch Khalife built the Church of the Saint Joseph in the district of Croydon and the Saint George in Thornleigh. This was followed by the acquisition of land for the bishopric in Strathfield district and the establishment of Antonine Sisters in Melbourne in 1981. In addition to the establishment of the Home of Our Lady of Lebanon, in Harris Park, Eparch Khalifé ordered the acquisition of land for the construction of the Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wollongong, New South Wales. It also followed the acquisition of land for the construction of two houses near the church of Our Lady in Harris Park. Eparch Khalife ended his mission in 1991 and was replaced by Eparch Joseph Hitti.
Bishop Hitti took over the diocese on 4 March 1991. Under his leadership, the Maronite community continues to grow. In 1993, the Congregation of Maronite Missionaries welcomed by parish priest Sarkis Charbel founded then their pastoral mission in Sydney. The kindergarten facility in Belmore was inaugurated. The authorization for the acquisition of land for the establishment of a parent company for the Maronite nuns in Dulwich Hill has been permitted. Under Bishop Hitti, the Lebanese Our Lady of Lebanon University and the Saint Charbel high school were inaugurated. The Antonius monks were invited to Melbourne to begin their missionary work among the Maronite faithful. They accepted the invitation and came to Australia in December 1997. The inauguration of the newly established Secretariat in Strathfield was blessed by Bishop Hitti.[8]
Bishop Ad Abi Karam was formally installed in office on 8 February 2002. He was the third Maronite Bishop of Australia.
On 17 April 2013 Eparch Anthony Tarabay replaced Karam and became the fourth Eparch of the Maronites in Australia.
Parishes
The Maronite Eparchy has 14 parishes across Australia, with churches in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
^"Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite)". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
External links
Maronite Eparchy of Australia
GigaCatholic, with more episcopal biographies
Maronite Diocese of Saint Maroun
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The Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney in Latin Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum sometimes spelt Maroun is an overseas Maronite rite Antiochene rite eparchy diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia based in Sydney In 2010 there were 160 000 members 2 It is currently ruled by Eparch Antoine Charbel Tarabay OLM Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney Maronite Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis MaronitarumLocationCountryAustraliaMetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy SeeStatisticsPopulation Catholics including non members as of 2010 160 000 1 n a Parishes11InformationSui iuris churchMaroniteRiteWest Syro Antiochene RiteEstablished25 June 1973CathedralSt Maron s CathedralCo cathedralOur Lady of Lebanon Co CathedralCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisPatriarchBechara Boutros al RahiEparchAnthony Tarabay OLMBishops emeritusJoseph Hitti Ad Abi KaramWebsiteMaronite Eparchy of Australia Contents 1 Territory and statistics 2 History 2 1 19th Century 2 2 Twentieth century 3 Parishes 4 Episcopal ordinaries 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTerritory and statistics EditIt is a member of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference The Roman Catholic Church is made up of the Latin or Western Catholic Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches comprising four major rites one of which is the Lebanese Maronite Church The Eparchy is non geographic but demographic in that it has Australia wide jurisdiction wherever Maronites are found It is not suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sydney but immediately subject to the Holy See 3 It has many churches schools nursing homes and other institutions in all major cities Its eparchial seat is in Redfern New South Wales a suburb of Sydney where is located the St Maron s Cathedral Sydney 4 In 2010 there were 160 000 5 Lebanese Maronite Catholics in 11 parishes the largest of which is at Our Lady of Lebanon Co Cathedral in Harris Park New South Wales 6 History Edit19th Century Edit Due to a large emigration of Lebanese Maronite Christians in mid to late 19th century Maronite Patriarch in 1889 decided that pastoral ministry among the Lebanese Christians in Sydney will be established In this regard the Maronite priests Abdallah Yazbeck and Joseph Dahdah were to work for the Diaspora s community in Sydney and reached on 8 May 1893 the Sydney s port They set up in 1894 a Maronite chapel in the Waterloo district and served until 1897 when a new church was inaugurated by the then Cardinal Moran on January 10 1897 for the service of the Maronites Pastor Abdallah Yazbeck died in 1933 in Sydney and priest Joseph Dahdah died after his return to Lebanon in 1936 Twentieth century Edit Priest Abdallah Assaf was the successor and was the Maronite pastor until 1960 Assaf was replaced by Chukrallah Harb in 1961 until his return in 1963 to the Vatican City In the district of Redfern s Saint Maron Church served all Maronite Catholics for 70 years until the Maronites of the community settled in other centers as Parramatta The community continued to grow at remarkable The Maronite Patriarch named Reverend Peter Ziade to continue the Priest Harb s pastoral ministry in 1963 He was assisted by Priest Trad From 1963 to 1965 the church of Saint Maron was built In addition a town hall municipal school a rectory in the district of Redfern was built also in 1965 The Congregation of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family established their missionary work in 1968 A piece of land of Harris Park in Sydney with a community hall was built and the foundation stone for the Church of Our Lady of Lebanon was laid in 1970 Pastor Ziade helped to establish a Lebanese monastic order in Sydney and participated in the founding of the diocese in Australia The eparchy was erected on 25 June 1973 by Pope Paul VI s bull Illo fretis Councils 7 and in October 1973 Archbishop pro hac vice Ignace Abdo Khalife in Rome was established as Eparchy of the newly Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron in Sydney His duties were also the organization and establishment of additional Maronite eparchies in Australia and request help from other priests The first priests who had answered the bishop s ask for help were Michal Boumelhem Youseff Touma Antoun Shalhoub and Nakhle Akiki During their joint 18 year pastoral ministry for the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron in Sydney the Maronite Catholic Church of the Lady of Lebanon was opened in 1978 After that Eparch Khalife built the Church of the Saint Joseph in the district of Croydon and the Saint George in Thornleigh This was followed by the acquisition of land for the bishopric in Strathfield district and the establishment of Antonine Sisters in Melbourne in 1981 In addition to the establishment of the Home of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harris Park Eparch Khalife ordered the acquisition of land for the construction of the Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Wollongong New South Wales It also followed the acquisition of land for the construction of two houses near the church of Our Lady in Harris Park Eparch Khalife ended his mission in 1991 and was replaced by Eparch Joseph Hitti Bishop Hitti took over the diocese on 4 March 1991 Under his leadership the Maronite community continues to grow In 1993 the Congregation of Maronite Missionaries welcomed by parish priest Sarkis Charbel founded then their pastoral mission in Sydney The kindergarten facility in Belmore was inaugurated The authorization for the acquisition of land for the establishment of a parent company for the Maronite nuns in Dulwich Hill has been permitted Under Bishop Hitti the Lebanese Our Lady of Lebanon University and the Saint Charbel high school were inaugurated The Antonius monks were invited to Melbourne to begin their missionary work among the Maronite faithful They accepted the invitation and came to Australia in December 1997 The inauguration of the newly established Secretariat in Strathfield was blessed by Bishop Hitti 8 Bishop Ad Abi Karam was formally installed in office on 8 February 2002 He was the third Maronite Bishop of Australia On 17 April 2013 Eparch Anthony Tarabay replaced Karam and became the fourth Eparch of the Maronites in Australia Parishes EditThe Maronite Eparchy has 14 parishes across Australia with churches in New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia and Western Australia New South Wales St Maroun s Cathedral Redfern Our Lady of Lebanon Co Cathedral Harris Park St George s Church Thornleigh St Joseph s Church Croydon St Charbel s Church Punchbowl St John the Beloved Church Mount Druitt St Raymond s Church Auburn South St Rafqa s Church Austral Christ the Redeemer Maronite Catholic Parish Dural Our Lady of Lebanon Wollongong Victoria Our Lady of Lebanon Church Thornbury South Australia St Maroun s Church Westbourne Park Queensland St Maroun s Church Greenslopes Western Australia St Charbel s Church Perth Episcopal ordinaries EditThe following individuals have been elected as Maronite Eparch of Saint Maron 9 Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end1 Ignace Abdo Khalife S J Archbishop bishop of St Maron of Sydney Maronite 25 June 1973 23 November 1990 17 years 151 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney2 Joseph Hitti Bishop of St Maron of Sydney Maronite 23 November 1990 26 October 2001 10 years 337 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney3 Ad Abi Karam Bishop of St Maron of Sydney Maronite 26 October 2001 17 April 2013 11 years 173 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney3 Anthony Tarabay OLM Bishop of St Maron of Sydney Maronite 17 April 2013 present 9 years 258 days n aSee also Edit Catholicism portal Lebanon portal Australia portal Roman Catholicism in Australia Maronite Church List of Catholic dioceses structured view Christianity in the Middle EastReferences Edit maronite heritage com maronite heritage com Saint Maron of Sydney Maronite Eparchy Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 19 July 2020 gcatholic org maronite heritage Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Parish Retrieved 7 April 2021 vatican va AAS 65 1973 p 486 ampc org au Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney Maronite The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 20 February 2011 Retrieved 1 November 2011 External links EditMaronite Eparchy of Australia GigaCatholic with more episcopal biographies Maronite Diocese of Saint Maroun Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney amp oldid 1107825749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
