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Melkite Greek Catholic Church is the largest Catholic community in Syria and Israel, and the second largest in Lebanon. As of 2014 the Melkite Greek Catholic Church was the largest Christian community in Israel, with roughly 60% of Israeli Christians belonging to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Lebanese Melkite Christians refers to Lebanese people who are members of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Lebanon, which is the third largest Christian group in the country after the Maronite Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.
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According to figures by the Holy See, there are more than 425,000 Greek Melkite Catholics in Lebanon, 235,000 in Syria, 27,600 in Jordan, and 80,000 in Israel and Palestine. Before 1948, many more Melkites lived in Israel and the Palestinian territories, but they migrated elsewhere in the Middle East and abroad at various stages of the ...
Nov 11, 2015 · Until the 18 th century, Melkite Greek Catholics were members of the larger Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch throughout the territory known today as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, known then as ‘Greater Syria’.
Jun 3, 2020 · Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Lebanon - Lebanese - Liban (Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarchate, Raboueh-Antelias, Lebanon) - Byzantine Catholic Rite - worship, theology, spirituality, and education
After the Maronites, the Melkite Catholic Church is the largest and most prosperous Catholic community in the Middle East. The majority of its faithful live in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and occupied territories, and Jordan. Ongoing emigration from the Middle East in recent years has created flourishing Melkite communities in the West.
The Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos (in Latin: Archieparchia Berytensis et Gibailensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since 1881, an Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Located in Lebanon, it includes the cities of Beirut and Byblos, and in terms of ...
