Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, whose shepherd is Bishop Gregory John Mansour, STL, comprises forty-five parishes and missions; Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary in Washington, DC; Mother of the Light Convent, Dartmouth MA; the Most Holy Trinity Monastery, Petersham, MA; and the Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Who we are
Click below to discover more about our rich Maronite heritage; vocations in the church (everybody has a vocation); the history of our Eparchy; His Excellency, Bishop Gregory John Mansour; and our work towards Evangelical Catechesis.
Our Liturgical Year
O Mary, you who are called the Cedar of Lebanon, look down upon your children who today and always beg your guiding hand. Grant us the faith to withstand the sweeping blows of life as the cedar stands strong against the wind. Develop in us the hope of the resurrection. Dear Mother, increase our love: the love we should have for the Blessed Trinity, our filial love for you, and the love for our neighbor: not in theory, but in solid prayer and practice. We now kneel at your feet, dear Lady, begging for your blessing and beseeching your intercession to your Divine Son for all our church and government authorities, for ourselves, all our relatives and friends, and especially for peace in Lebanon and throughout the world.
Our Lady, Queen of Lebanon, America, and the Universe, pray for us.
News and Press Releases
Bishop Gregory has published his seventh pastoral letter discussing Interior Freedom and Courage.
In these difficult times we turn to God with hope, asking for peace in Lebanon, the Middle East, and throughout the world. Bishop Gregory encourages all to take part in prayer, Saturday, April 11.
The Maronite Bishops of the United States, Bishop Gregory Mansour and Bishop Elias Zaidan, call for peace across the Middle East, emphasizing that those suffering in the midst of conflict, are not fighting this war, they are its victims.
The Maronite Servants of Christ the Light will host a Come & See Retreat Weekend in the Fall for single young adult women (ages 18 to 39), November 13-15, 2026, at their Mother House at 856 Tucker Rd, Dartmouth MA.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Father Milad Yaghi, M.L. as Eparchial Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico.
We thank Chorbishop Élie Mikhael, Apostolic Administrator for the Mexico Eparchy for the past two years, for his faithful service to the Maronites of Mexico.
We would like to notify you of the repose of the soul of Marie Nammour.
Marie was the loving mother of Ramona Bou-Mitri and her husband, Mounir; Sub-Deacon Antoine Nammour and his wife, Hitaf; Elie Nammour and his wife, Yolla; and Eliane Yammine and her husband, Elias. She was a cherished grandmother to 12 grandchildren and was blessed to see her family grow to include 12 great-grandchildren.
As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, I would like to invite you to join me in a special weekend of prayer and thanksgiving on October 10 and 11, 2026.
As we prepare to enter the month of October, I invite all our parishes to observe Respect Life Month in a special way. October provides us with an opportunity to renew our commitment to the dignity and sacredness of every human life, from conception to natural death, and to bring this intention before the Lord in our prayers and liturgies.
Attached you will find our 2027 Eparchial liturgical desk calendar. The Sunday and Holy Day observances, as well as the commemoration of Feast Days of the Saints, are faithfully taken from the official Maronite liturgical calendar prepared each year by the Patriarchal Liturgical Commission in Lebanon.
The goal of the Children's Rosary is to support the prayer lives of children and to help them grow in holiness through regular prayer of the Rosary in prayer groups that meet in parishes or schools. These are not isolated groups but they join a tapestry of prayer.
Bishop Gregory talks about the gifts that both the Eastern and Western Catholic Church have to give in the theology of life; praying for miracles; and couples experiencing infertility. He also shares about his journey to the priesthood, and how biology and reason support the Church’s teaching on human life.
Women of Grace® will be hosting a retreat, “Emotional Balance in an Upside Down World”, at the Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, Pennsylvania, July 24-26, 2026. Giving us insight and practical tools to establish emotional balance so that we can live free in Christ Jesus!
The Mystery of Crowning is a lifelong partnership between a man, and a woman before God. Accompanying a couple, as they prepare for the wedding ceremony, and their whole life together, is an important aspect of marriage preparation. The Eparchial Couples Ministry will host a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, June 2 at 8:00 pm to highlight and discuss the many facets of marriage preparation.
Bishop Gregory Mansour here with an urgent plea to anybody who can assist with humanitarian aid for the good people of Debel in Southern Lebanon. Please assist in any way you can
Johnette Benkovic Williams will present a biblical understanding of women’s gifts at the 2nd annual Women’s Retreat, Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The weekend is an opportunity for faithful women to grow in their spiritual awareness of what Pope Saint John Paul II called the “feminine genius”.
From the Vatican:
Our Eparchy has recently renewed our Offices for Maronite Youth and Young Adults. Their mission is to provide support and resources to assist pastors and youth leaders in journeying with their teens and young adults, bringing them closer to Christ, and helping to form them as intentional disciples.