{"id":102829,"date":"2026-08-28T19:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102829"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:07:56","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-gives-assent-to-election-of-new-archbishop-of-maronite-archeparchy-of-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-gives-assent-to-election-of-new-archbishop-of-maronite-archeparchy-of-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV gives assent to election of new archbishop of Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Pope Leo XIV has granted his assent to the election of Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun as archbishop of the Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus by the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Maronites. Maroun succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar.Until his election, Maroun was protosyncellus of the eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites in the United States since 2020 and served as pastor of St. Maron Maronite Parish in Minneapolis for more than\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Maroun succeeds Archbishop Samir Nassar.Until his election, Maroun was protosyncellus of the eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites in the United States since 2020 and served as pastor of St. Maron Maronite Parish in Minneapolis for more than\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70828,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/pope-leo-entrusts-lebanon-to-saint-charbels-intercession-prays-at-his-tomb\/","url_meta":{"origin":102829,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to Saint Charbel\u2019s intercession, prays at his tomb","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"2\u6708 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, location of the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, on December 1, 2025. \/ Elias Tirk\/AIGAV Pool Annaya, Lebanon, Dec 1, 2025 \/ 03:37 am (CNA). 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