Maronite Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia
Maronite (Catholic) Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (in Latin: Exarchatus Apostolicus Columbiae) is the Apostolic Exarchate (Eastern Catholic missionary jurisdiction) of the Maronite Church (Antiochian Rite in Arabic) for all Colombia, in South America, concurrent with a Latin hierarchy and other Eastern Catholic dioceses.
Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia (Maronite) Exarchatus Apostolicus Columbiae | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Maronite Church |
| Rite | West Syro-Antiochene Rite |
| Established | 20 January 2016 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Apostolic Exarch | Fadi Abou Chebel |
Its exarchial see is the Marian Pro-Cathedral Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Líbano dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon, in Colombian capital Bogotá, Distrito Capital de Bogotá.
It is immediately subject to the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Eastern Churches) and currently ruled by Apostolic Exarch Fadi Abou Chebel.
History
The Maronite Apostolic Exarchate was erected by Pope Francis on 20 January 2016, [1] Its first Apostolic Exarch, without episcopal character, is Fadi Abou Chebel, OMM, also appointed apostolic visitor of the Maronite faithful living in Peru and Ecuador.[2]
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Exarchs
- Fadi Abou Chebel, Mariamite Maronite Order (O.M.M.) (20 January 2016 - ...)