Archeparchy of Akka (Melkite Greek) Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Melchitarum أبرشية عكا وحيفا والناصرة وسائر الجليل للروم الملكيين الكاثوليك | |
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Location | |
Country | Israel |
Headquarters | Syria |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2022) 73,921 |
Parishes | 37 |
Information | |
Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 1753 |
Cathedral | Saint Elias Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
Archeparch | Youssef Matta |
Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
https://logosofgalilee.com/ |
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka (Arabic: أبرشية عكا وحيفا والناصرة وسائر الجليل للروم الملكيين الكاثوليك) is an Eastern Catholic diocese of Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite, Arabic), directly subject to the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Its Cathedral episcopal see is St. Elijah Greek-Melkite Cathedral, in Haifa.