Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek)
Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Paradisi Sancti Pauli Graecorum Melkitarum
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Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Paraíso in 2015
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Paulo |
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| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 436,000 |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 29 November 1971 |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Paraíso |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
| Eparch | George Khoury |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Odilo Scherer |
| Bishops emeritus | Fares Maakaroun |
Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Paradisi Sancti Pauli Graecorum Melkitarum) is an eparchy located in the city of São Paulo in the ecclesiastical provinceofSão Paulo in Brazil.
The eparchy includes all Melkite Catholic faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Brazil. Its eparchial seat is the city of São Paulo, where is located the Nossa Senhora do Paraíso Cathedral.
The territory is divided into five parishes. In 2013 there were 436,000 Catholics.
On 14 November 1951 was erected the Ordinariate of Brazil to the Eastern Rite Catholics whom all Melkite Catholics belonged till November 29, 1971 when by Papal bull Haec Romana[1]ofPaul VI was established the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo.
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