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

Tripoli, Lebanon

TRIPOLI DEL LIBANO

By Guglielmo de Vries

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Also known as: Tarabulus; Tripoli of Lebanon

TRIPOLI OF LEBANON - Seat of the dioceses of the same name: 1) of the Maronites (also called Tarabulus), existing since 1534. There are: 143 churches, 135 parishes, 136 priests, 77,000 faithful; pop. 1,330,000; 2) of the Melkites, existing since the 4th century and re-established for the Greek Catholics on 21 March 1897. It has 17 churches, 19 parishes, 18 priests, 8,000 faithful; pop. 226,759.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Ann. Pont. 1953, pp. 31-32.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), coll. 550–551.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Tripoli del Libano.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, coll. 550–551. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/tripoli-del-libano.

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De, Vries Guglielmo. “Tripoli del Libano.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, coll. 550–551. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/tripoli-del-libano.

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@incollection{ec12_tripoli_del_libano,
  author    = {De, Vries Guglielmo},
  title     = {Tripoli del Libano},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {550--551},
  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/tripoli-del-libano}
}

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