Syriac Maronite Church
 Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch |
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| Arabic: الأنطاكية السريانية المارونية | |
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| Classification | Eastern Catholic |
| Orientation | Syriac |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Region |
Lebanon (approximately one third), Syria, Israel, Cyprus, Jordania, and diaspora |
| Language | Arabic (Lebanese Arabic · Cypriot Maronite Arabic); Liturgical: Aramaic (Syriac) |
| Liturgy | West Syrian Rite |
| Headquarters | Bkerké, Lebanon |
| Founder | Maron; John Maron |
| Origin | 410 AD; c. 685 AD Monastery of Saint Maron |
| Members | 3,537,690 |
| Official website | http://www.bkerki.org |
Lebanon (approximately one third), Syria, Israel, Cyprus,
The Syriac Maronite Church (Arabic: الكنيسة المارونية) is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the Pope and the Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. It is headed by the Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi since 2011. Officially known as the Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch (Latin: Ecclesia Syrorum Maronitarum; Syriac: Īṯo Suryoiṯo Morunoiṯo d'Anṭiokia; Arabic: الكنيسة الأنطاكية السريانية المارونية) al-Kanīsa al-Anṭākiyya al-Suryāniyya al-Mārūniyya), employing the West Syrian Rite with Syriac language, it is part of the Syriac Christianity by liturgy and heritage.
Traditionally, the Maronite Church ministers to the Levant, particularly around Mount Lebanon, where its headquarters Bkerke is located north of Beirut. Other centers of historical importance include Kfarhay, Yanouh, Mayfouq and Qadisha Valley. However, due to emigration since the 19th century, approximately two-thirds of church members are now located outside "The Antiochian's Range" and live within the worldwide Lebanese diaspora in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa.
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