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Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) (9)

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Apostolic Vicariates (1)

Roman Rite (1): Beirut

Armenian Church (2): Beirut, Cilicia

Chaldean Church (1): Beirut

Greek-Melkite Church (7): Baalbek, Bāniyās, Beirut–Gibail, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahleh–Furzol

Maronite Church (11): Antélias, Antioch, Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar, Batroun, Beirut, Jbeil, Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh, Saïdā, Tripoli, Tyr, Zahlé

Syriac Church (2): Antioch, Beirut

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Saints: 22 Saints, 5 Blesseds

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Capital: Beirut

Area: 10,230 km²

Population: 6,229,794

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Cyprus , → Syria , ↓ Israel

Religions: Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons

Languages: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

Ethnic Groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%

Area: 10,400 km²

Catholic Population: 2,034,000 Catholics (46.5% of 4,370,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,125 parishes, 51 other centres

Clergy: 49 bishops (19 diocesan, 30 titular), 1,604 priests (943 diocesan, 661 religious), 47 permanent deacons (44 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 2,075 religious (104 brothers, 1,971 sisters), 4 members of secular institutes (sisters), 266 major seminarians, 2,598 missionaries, 602 catechists