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Archeparchy of Cyprus, Cyprus 🇨🇾 (Maronite Rite)

History

  • 1357: Established as Archdiocese of Cyprus / Cipro / Cypren(sis) Maronitarum (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)
  • 1988.06.11: Lost territory to establish Archdiocese of Antélias

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Cyprus (Maronite Rite)

Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir (66)Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir (66)
(2021.06.19 – ...)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Born:1958.09.02 (Keserwan, Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1988.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:2021.07.29

Priest of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1988.05.22 – 2021.06.19)

Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (2020.10 – 2021.06.19)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (2021.06.19 – ...)

Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir (66)Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir (66) (later Archbishop)
(Patriarchal Administrator 2020.10 – 2021.06.19)

Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif (62)Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif (62)
(2008.10.29 – 2020.11.01)

Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)
Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

Archbishop Boutros Gemayel
(1988.06.11 – 2008.10.29)

Born:1932.06.29 (Ain El-Kharroubé, Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1959.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:1988.09.11
Died:2021.08.21 (Lebanon † 89)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1988.06.11 – 2008.10.29)

Archbishop Joseph Mohsen Béchara
(1986.04.04 – 1988.06.11)

Born:1935.03.19 (Arbet-Kozhaya, Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1963.04.19
Consecrated Bishop:1986.05.18
Died:2020.06.09 († 85)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1986.04.04 – 1988.06.11)

Archbishop of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon) (1988.06.11 – 2012.06.16)

Archbishop Elie Farah
(1954.04.16 – 1986.04.04)

Born:1909.12.27 (Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1935.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:1954.09.26
Died:2003.07.22 († 93)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1954.04.16 – 1986.04.04)

Archbishop François Ayoub
(1942.11.28 – 1954.04.16)

Born:1899.07.11 (Syria)
Ordained Priest:1925.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:1943.02.14
Died:1966.06.02 († 66)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1942.11.28 – 1954.04.16)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) (1954.04.16 – 1966.06.02)

Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Latakia of the Maronites (Syria) (1954.04.16 – 1966.06.02)

Archbishop Paul Auad
(1911.02.11 – 1941.01.30)

Born:1855.02.09 (Lebanon)
Ordained Priest:1877.04.29
Consecrated Bishop:1896.09.24
Died:1944.06.28 († 89)

Titular Archbishop of Nazareth of the Maronites (1896.09.24 – 1911.02.11)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1911.02.11 – 1941.01.30)

Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon of the Syriacs (1941.01.30 – 1941.06.14)

Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1941.06.14 – 1944.06.28)

Archbishop Boutros Al Zoghbi
(1906.02.11 – 1910.10.28)

Ordained Priest:1861.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:1906.02.11
Died:1910.10.28

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1906.02.11 – 1910.10.28)

Archbishop Nematalla Seluan
(1892.06.12 – 1905.09.18)

Ordained Priest:1870.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:1892.12.06
Died:1905.09.18

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1892.06.12 – 1905.09.18)

Archbishop Giuseppe Zogbi
(1883 – 1890.12.17)

Born:1838.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:1883.08.05
Died:1890.12.17 († 52)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1883 – 1890.12.17)

Archbishop Giuseppe Giagia
(1843.12.26 – 1878)

Born:1808.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:1843.12.26
Died:1882.10.10 († 73)

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1843.12.26 – 1878)

Archbishop Abdullah Blibl
(1798.03.12 – 1842.03.01)

Consecrated Bishop:1798.03.12
Died:1842.03.01

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1798.03.12 – 1842.03.01)

Archbishop Philibos El Gemayel (later Patriarch)
(1786 – 1795.06.14)

Archbishop Elias El Gemayel
(? – 1786)

Archbishop Toubia El Khazen (later Patriarch)
(1736 – 1755)

Archbishop Youssef
(1682 – 1687)

Archbishop Boutros Doumit Makhlouf
(1674 – 1707.02.04)

Consecrated Bishop:1674.07.05
Died:1707.02.04

Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) (1674 – 1707.02.04)

Archbishop Luca di Carpasia
(1671 – 1673)

Archbishop Estephan El Douaihy (later Patriarch, Blessed)
(1668.07.08 – 1670.05)

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 9,251 km²

Population: 13,465 Catholics (1.5% of 882,850 total)

Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 12 priests (10 diocesan, 2 religious), 3 deacons, 4 religious (2 brothers, 2 sisters)