St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney
| St. Maron's Cathedral | |
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| St Maroun’s Cathedral | |
 St. Maron's Cathedral, Sydney in 2012 | |
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| 33°53′33″S 151°12′26″E / 33.892635°S 151.207228°E | |
| Location | 627 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Eastern Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Maronite rite (Antiochian) |
| Website | maronitecathedralredfern |
| History | |
| Status | |
| Founded |
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| Founder(s) |
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| Dedication | Saint Maron |
| Dedicated | 10 January 1897 |
| Relics held | Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Complete |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Sydney (Roman Catholic)[2] |
| Diocese | Sydney Eparchy (since 1973) |
| Parish | St Maroun's Cathedral |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM |
| Dean | Fr Geoffrey Abdallah |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Maroun Elkazzi |
The St. Maron's Cathedral,[2] also called St Maroun’s Cathedral,[3] is a Maronite rite Eastern Catholic Church cathedral church, located in Redfern,[4] in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[5]
It is the main temple of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum) which was created by Pope Paul VI in 1973 through the papal bull, Illo fretis Concilii. The administration of the Eparchy is overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.[6]
The cathedral is the seat of Epoch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM and religious services are delivered in English and Arabic.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Azize, Fr Yuhanna (2015). "A Brief History of the Maronite Church in Australia". Our Diocese. Maronite Eparchy of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b "St Maroun's Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 1 July 2023.
- ^ Defez, Francisco J. Fernández (8 June 2010). San Charbel (in Spanish). SELECTOR. ISBN 9786074530032.
- ^ Bel-Air, Françoise De (1 January 2006). Migration et politique au Moyen-Orient (in French). Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO). ISBN 9782351590379.
- ^ Antonio, Fr. "Saint Maron AUSTRALIA - MARONITE HERITAGE". www.maronite-heritage.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Our People". www.sydneycatholic.org. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
