St. Maroun's Cathedral, Sydney
| St. Maroun's Cathedral | |
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| St Maron’s Cathedral | |
St. Maroun's Cathedral, Sydney in 2012 | |
St. Maroun's Cathedral | |
| 33°53′33″S 151°12′26″E / 33.892635°S 151.207228°E | |
| Location | 627 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Eastern Catholic Church |
| Tradition | Maronite rite (Antiochian) |
| Website | maronitecathedralredfern |
| History | |
| Status | |
| Founded |
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| Founders |
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| Dedication | Saint Maroun |
| Dedicated | 10 January 1897 |
| Relics held | Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Complete |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Sydney (Roman Catholic) |
| Diocese | Sydney Eparchy (since 1973) |
| Parish | St Maroun's Cathedral |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM |
| Dean | Fr Geoffrey Abdallah |
| Priest in charge | Fr Maroun Elkazzi |
St. Maroun's Cathedral, also called St Maron’s Cathedral, is a Maronite rite Eastern Catholic Church cathedral and church, located in the suburb of Redfern, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
St. Maroun's Cathedral is the main church of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Eparchia Sancti Maronis Sydneyensis Maronitarum). Saint Maroun's was first established on 10 January 1897. The Eparchy, itself, was created by Pope Paul VI later in 1973 through the papal bull, Illo fretis Concilii. The administration of the Eparchy is overseen by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.
The first Maronite priests to arrive in Sydney were Father Abdallah Yazbek and Father Joseph Dahdah, arriving on 8 May 1893. The then Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal Moran permitted them to initially celebrate mass at Saint Vincent De Paul located on Redfern Street in Redfern and Our Lady of Mount Carmel located on Kellick Street in Waterloo.
Saint Maroun's Cathedral is the seat of current Epoch Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM.
Religious services at Saint Maroun's Cathedral are delivered in English and Arabic, as well as the liturgical language of the Maronite Church, being ancient Syro-Aramaic.