Our Archdiocese
THE HOLY METROPOLIS OF BYBLOS & BOTRIS (MOUNT LEBANON)
The Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon (Holy Metropolis of Byblos and Botris - Mount Lebanon), under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, is a historic ecclesiastical community rooted deeply in the Christian heritage of Mount Lebanon. It is one of the nineteen archdioceses of the Patriarchate of Antioch.
Encompassing the ancient regions of Byblos (Jbeil) and Botris (Batroun), the Metropolis carries a rich spiritual and cultural legacy shaped by centuries of faith, tradition, and pastoral service. Through its parishes, monasteries, clergy, and faithful, it continues to preserve the Orthodox Christian heritage of the region while responding to the spiritual and social needs of its communities.
With its profound connection to the history of Christianity in Lebanon, the Metropolis stands today as a living witness to the enduring presence of the Orthodox Church in the land of the ancient Phoenician cities.
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SILOUAN
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Silouan (Moussi), Metropolitan of Byblos & Botris and dependencies (Mount Lebanon) was born in Marquee, Venezuela, in 1967. He holds Lebanese, Venezuelan and Argentinian nationalities. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering at St. Joseph University (1990) and has a Masters degree from the Faculty of Theology (University of Thessaloniki) - (2000).
He was ordained a deacon in Lattakia (1996), then a priest and Archimandrite in Aleppo (2000), where he served as Vicar to the Archbishop. He was elected Metropolitan of the diocese of Buenos Aires and all of Argentina in 2006 which he served until the decision of the Holy Antiochian Synod, on April 27th, 2018, to transfer him to the diocese of Byblos, Botris and dependencies, succeeding His Eminence Metropolitan George (Khodr).
