Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
The Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance is an eparchy of the Syriac Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Catholic Church.
Syriac Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Liberationis Novarcensis Syrorum | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | United States of America |
| Ecclesiastical province | Eastern Catholic Eparchies Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 16,000 |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Syriac Catholic Church |
| Rite | West Syriac Rite |
| Established | November 6, 1995 (25 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Yousif Benham Habash |
| Website | |
| http://WWW.SyriacCatholic.US | |
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The territory of the eparchy encompasses the entire United States. It has its HQ in Newark, New Jersey, and has its Cathedral episcopal see: St. Joseph Syriac Catholic Cathedral, in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was estimated to have 16,000 faithful. Bishop Yousif Benham Habash has led the eparchy since April 2010.
History
Until 1995, Syriac Catholic congregations in the United States and Canada were under the jurisdiction of the local Latin Rite bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
On November 6, 1995, Pope John Paul II erected the Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance, immediately subject to the Holy See,[1] and appointed bishop Joseph Younan as the first eparch, with his see at Newark, New Jersey.[2]
In 2009, Bishop Younan was elected as Primate of the Syriac Catholic Church and Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriacs. In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Yousif Benham Habash as the second eparch.[3]
On 7 January 2016, it lost its (southeastern) Canadian territory (then five communities in Ontario and Quebec provinces) to the newly erected Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate for Canada.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Eparchs (Bishops) of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
- Joseph Younan (November 6, 1995 – January 20, 2009), later Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (actually in Beirut, Lebanon) ([2009.01.20] 2009.01.22 – ...) and President of the Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (2009.01.22 – ...)
- Yousif Benham Habash (April 12, 2010 – ...)
Current status
As of 2016, the eparchy is estimated to have 16,000 faithful in 8 parishes and 6 missions.[4]
Congregations are located in the following cities :
- East coast
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Bayonne, New Jersey
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Farmington Hills, Michigan
- Sterling Heights, Michigan
- Northbrook, Illinois
- West coast
See also
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States § Eastern Catholic eparchs
References
- "Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark (Syriac)". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Sharon Bernstein (November 19, 1995). "Valley Priest to Be Bishop of New Diocese". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Mitchell Landsberg (April 13, 2010). "Iraqi-born L.A. priest to head U.S. Syrian Catholic Church". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Ronald Roberson. "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2010" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved August 22, 2010. Information sourced from Annuario Pontificio 2010 edition.