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The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal Maronites is an eparchy which was canonically by Pope John Paul II on August 27, 1982. It is located on Grenet Street, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is directly subject to the Holy See. The bishop is Joseph Khoury. An Eastern Catholic eparchy is the equivalent of a diocese.
There are 80,000 Maronites in Montreal alone, distributed into fourteen parishes.
Most of the faithful Maronites arrived in Canada from mainly Lebanon over 3 major immigration periods between 1860 and 1914, 1930 and 1960, 1970 to 1980, and 1989 to 1991. The Maronites brought a rich culture to their new homeland and retained their religious affiliation in a society which had become mainly agnostic.
The College of Antonin of the Lebanese Maronites is inside the Eparchy. He first built a monstery in the region in 1985 which is the Monastery of Saint Anthony the Great on Ducharme Avenue in Outremont
Saint Maron is the patron saint of the Eparchy. The Maronite Church of Saint-Georges du Mont Royal also attracts many Maronite worshipers in the region of Montreal.
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