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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXII - N° 161
DATE 13-09-2012
Summary:
- DECLARATION CONCERNING ATTACK AGAINST AMERICAN CONSULATE
- BEIRUT: A CITY, FIVE DIOCESES AND AN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE
- AUDIENCES
___________________________________________________________
DECLARATION CONCERNING ATTACK AGAINST AMERICAN CONSULATE
Vatican City, 13 September 2012 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a
declaration made by Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J.,
concerning the recent attack against the United States consulate in the Libyan
city of Benghazi.
"The very serious attack organised against the United States diplomatic
mission in Libya, which led to the death of the ambassador and of other
functionaries, calls for the firmest possible condemnation on the part of the
Holy See. Nothing, in fact, can
justify the activity of terrorist organisations and homicidal violence. Along
with our sadness, mourning and prayers for the victims, we again express the
hope that, despite this latest tragedy, the international community may
discover the most
favourable ways to continue its commitment in favour of peace in Libya and the
entire Middle East".
___________________________________________________________
BEIRUT: A CITY, FIVE DIOCESES AND AN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE
Vatican City, 13 September 2012 (VIS) - Tomorrow Benedict XVI is due to begin
his twenty-fourth apostolic trip abroad, taking him to Lebanon where, in the
country's capital city of Beirut on Sunday, he is due to sign the Post-Synodal
Apostolic
Exhortation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of
Bishops, which took place in the Vatican in October 2010.
The name of Beirut is thought to be Canaanite in origin (bis'rot, the plural
of bir meaning a well, a reference to the water tables under the city). The
city is mentioned in Egyptian chronicles of the second millennium BC and
became famous for the
activities of Phonecian sailors and merchants. In the year 14 BC it obtained
the status of Roman colony and took the name of Julia Augusta Felix Berytus.
Destroyed by an earthquake and tidal wave in 551 AD, the city was in ruins
when the Muslims arrived
in 635. It was conquered by the Crusaders in 1110 and, following their
definitive expulsion in 1229, passed under the control of the Mameluks,
becoming an important regional port for the spice trade with the Italian
Maritime Republics of Venice and
Genoa.
The city was occupied by the Ottomans in 1516 and in subsequent centuries its
population grew steadily due to its commercial importance. Following the
massacres in Mount Lebanon in 1860 the city witnessed a massive influx of
Christian refugees.
Pacification, brought about by the Great Powers, was followed by the arrival
of Protestant missionaries (from Great Britain, the United States and Germany)
and Catholic missionaries (above all, from France). The American Protestants
founded the American
University of Beirut in 1866, while the Jesuits established the Universite
Saint-Joseph in 1881. Thanks to the development of printing in Arabic, English
and French, Beirut became a hub for journalism and publishing in the Arab
world.
At the end of World War I, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon fell
under the French mandate. It gained independence in 1943 and, thanks to a
prevailing atmosphere of intellectual openness and economic liberalism, became
a regional centre for
trade, business, finance and tourism, gaining the sobriquet of the
"Switzerland of the Middle East". The expulsion of the Palestine Liberation
Organisation from Jordan in 1970 was a key moment in the country's history, as
the organisation's political
and military centre moved to Lebanon where it became a catalyst for the
tensions between the various religious communities. The Civil War between 1975
and 1991 wreaked widespread destruction on the economy and infrastructures.
The scale of the destruction meant that the centre of the city had to be
almost completely rebuilt. In the absence of an official census, it is
estimated that the inhabitants of "Greater Beirut" currently number around 1.5
million, slightly less than
half the population of the entire country.
Beirut has five dioceses: Beirut of the Maronites (episcopal see since 1577),
an archieparchy with some 232,000 faithful under the care of Archbishop Paul
Youssef Matar. Beirut of the Greek-Melkites (dating from the fourth century)
and Jbeil of the
Greek-Melkites (suburbicarian 1881), a metropolitan see with 200,000 faithful
under Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros. Beirut of the Armenians (1928-1929),
metropolitan see and patriarchal eparchy of Cilicia of the Armenians, serving
12,000 faithful and
led by His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, patriarch of Cilicia of the
Armenians. Beirut of the Chaldeans (1957) with 19,000 faithful under Bishop
Michel Kassarji. Beirut of the Syrians (1817), eparchy of the patriarchal
church of Antioch of the
Syrians with 14.500 faithful under the care of His Beatitude Ignace Youssif
III Younan, patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians.
The city also has one apostolic vicariate, that of Beirut of the Latins which
has 10,000 faithful and the vicar of which is Archbishop Paul Dahdah O.C.D.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 13 September 2012 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in
audience:
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.
- Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, Germany.
___________________________________________________________
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VISnews120913
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXII - N° 161DATE 13-09-2012
Summary: - DECLARATION CONCERNING ATTACK
AGAINST AMERICAN CONSULATE - BEIRUT: A CITY, FIVE DIOCESES AND AN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE -
AUDIENCES
DECLARATION CONCERNING ATTACK AGAINST AMERICAN CONSULATE
Vatican City, 13 September 2012 (VIS) - Given below is the text of a
declaration made by Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J.,
concerning the recent attack against the United States consulate in the Libyan
city of Benghazi.
"The very serious attack organised against the United States diplomatic
mission in Libya, which led to the death of the ambassador and of other
functionaries, calls for the firmest possible condemnation on the part of the
Holy See. Nothing, in fact,
can justify the activity of terrorist organisations and homicidal violence.
Along with our sadness, mourning and prayers for the victims, we again express
the hope that, despite this latest tragedy, the international community may
discover the most
favourable ways to continue its commitment in favour of peace in Libya and the
entire Middle East".
BEIRUT: A CITY, FIVE DIOCESES AND AN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE
Vatican City, 13 September 2012 (VIS) - Tomorrow Benedict XVI is due to
begin his twenty-fourth apostolic trip abroad, taking him to Lebanon where, in
the country's capital city of Beirut on Sunday, he is due to sign the
Post-Synodal Apostolic
Exhortation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of
Bishops, which took place in the Vatican in October 2010.
The name of Beirut is thought to be Canaanite in origin (bis'rot, the
plural of bir meaning a well, a reference to the water tables under the city).
The city is mentioned in Egyptian chronicles of the second millennium BC and
became famous for the
activities of Phonecian sailors and merchants. In the year 14 BC it obtained
the status of Roman colony and took the name of Julia Augusta Felix Berytus.
Destroyed by an earthquake and tidal wave in 551 AD, the city was in ruins
when the Muslims arrived
in 635. It was conquered by the Crusaders in 1110 and, following their
definitive expulsion in 1229, passed under the control of the Mameluks,
becoming an important regional port for the spice trade with the Italian
Maritime Republics of Venice and
Genoa.
The city was occupied by the Ottomans in 1516 and in subsequent centuries
its population grew steadily due to its commercial importance. Following the
massacres in Mount Lebanon in 1860 the city witnessed a massive influx of
Christian refugees.
Pacification, brought about by the Great Powers, was followed by the arrival
of Protestant missionaries (from Great Britain, the United States and Germany)
and Catholic missionaries (above all, from France). The American Protestants
founded the American
University of Beirut in 1866, while the Jesuits established the Universite
Saint-Joseph in 1881. Thanks to the development of printing in Arabic, English
and French, Beirut became a hub for journalism and publishing in the Arab
world.
At the end of World War I, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon
fell under the French mandate. It gained independence in 1943 and, thanks to a
prevailing atmosphere of intellectual openness and economic liberalism, became
a regional centre
for trade, business, finance and tourism, gaining the sobriquet of the
"Switzerland of the Middle East". The expulsion of the Palestine Liberation
Organisation from Jordan in 1970 was a key moment in the country's history, as
the organisation's
political and military centre moved to Lebanon where it became a catalyst for
the tensions between the various religious communities. The Civil War between
1975 and 1991 wreaked widespread destruction on the economy and
nfrastructures.
The scale of the destruction meant that the centre of the city had to be
almost completely rebuilt. In the absence of an official census, it is
estimated that the inhabitants of "Greater Beirut" currently number around 1.5
million, slightly less than
half the population of the entire country.
Beirut has five dioceses: Beirut of the Maronites (episcopal see since
1577), an archieparchy with some 232,000 faithful under the care of Archbishop
Paul Youssef Matar. Beirut of the Greek-Melkites (dating from the fourth
century) and Jbeil of the
Greek-Melkites (suburbicarian 1881), a metropolitan see with 200,000 faithful
under Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros. Beirut of the Armenians (1928-1929),
metropolitan see and patriarchal eparchy of Cilicia of the Armenians, serving
12,000 faithful and
led by His Beatitude Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, patriarch of Cilicia of the
Armenians. Beirut of the Chaldeans (1957) with 19,000 faithful under Bishop
Michel Kassarji. Beirut of the Syrians (1817), eparchy of the patriarchal
church of Antioch of the
Syrians with 14.500 faithful under the care of His Beatitude Ignace Youssif
III Younan, patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians.
The city also has one apostolic vicariate, that of Beirut of the Latins
which has 10,000 faithful and the vicar of which is Archbishop Paul Dahdah
O.C.D.
Per ulteriori informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il
sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del
VIS viene inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne
hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
riceverlo, si prega di visitare nostra pagina dinizio: http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vi
/italinde.php
Copyright (VIS): Le notizie contenute nei servizi del Vatican
Information Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente
citando la fonte: V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service.
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