Catholic Church

Also known as: Libanon (Deutsch), Líbano (español, Português), le Liban (français), Libano (Italiano), Liban (polski), 黎巴嫩 (繁體中文), レバノン (日本語), Libanus (latine)

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Beirut

Population: 3,777,000

Area: 10,230 km²

Religions: Muslim 70% (including Shi’a, Sunni, Druze, Isma’ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%

Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

Neighbouring Countries: Cyprus , Israel , Syria

Circumscriptions (24): Patriarchates (3), Metr. Archdioceses (3), Archdioceses (9), Dioceses (8), Apostolic Vicariates (1)

Roman Rite (1): Beirut

Armenian Church (2): Beirut, Cilicia

Chaldean Church (1): Beirut

Greek-Melkite Church (7): Baalbek, Bāniyās, Beirut–Gibail, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahleh–Furzol

Maronite Church (11): Antélias, Antioch, Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar, Batroun, Beirut, Jbeil, Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahlé

Syrian Church (2): Antioch, Beirut

Cardinals (0 electors/1 total): Sfeir (91) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Lebanon

Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques Latins dans les Régions Arabes (C.E.L.R.A.)

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Maronite Church

Patriarchal Synod: Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church

Assembly of Ordinaries: Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lenanon

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)