Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Zahleh and Furzol of the Melkites, Diocese of

ZAHLEH E FURZOL DEI MELKITI, DIOCESI DI

By Guglielmo de Vries

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Also known as: Zahlé and Furzol of the Melkites, Diocese of

ZAHLEH AND FURZOL OF THE MELKITES, Diocese of. - In Lebanon; the see was formerly at F. but in 1774 it was transferred to Z. The Catholic diocese has existed since the beginnings of the Catholic Melkite patriarchate in 1724.

There are 25,534 Catholics, 34 parishes, 8 secular priests and 22 religious priests, 20 Catholic schools with 2,300 pupils. Mention should be made of the Oriental College existing at Z. directed by the Basilian Suarite Fathers, founded in 1898, which has 430 students and 23 professors.

The territory of Z. comprises a large part of the Bekaa (the high plain between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon) almost as far as Baalbek. In this territory there are only a few thousand non-Catholic Christians, but many Muslims.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1953, p. 461.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), coll. 1765–1766.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Zahleh e Furzol dei Melkiti, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, coll. 1765–1766. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/zahleh-e-furzol-dei-melkiti-diocesi-di.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Zahleh e Furzol dei Melkiti, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, coll. 1765–1766. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/zahleh-e-furzol-dei-melkiti-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Zahleh e Furzol dei Melkiti, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1765--1766},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/zahleh-e-furzol-dei-melkiti-diocesi-di}
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