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Maronite Church

Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church of the Catholic Church
Organization eastern_catholic_churches Q64900
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Summary

Maronite Church is an Eastern Catholic Churches[1]. It draws 8,705 Wikipedia views per month (eastern catholic churches category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Catholic particular church sui iuris[3]
  • Founder: John Maron[4]
  • Headquarters location: Bkerke[5]
  • Part of: Catholic Church[6], Eastern Christianity[7], Syriac Christianity[8]
  • Commons category: Maronite Catholic Church[9]
  • Official website: http://www.bkerki.org[10], http://bkerki.org/[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Maronite Church[12]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=maronite[13]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
  • Native label: ܥܕܬܐ ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ[15]
  • Position held by head of the organization: Maronite Patriarch of Antioch[16]
  • Christian liturgical rite: Antiochene Rite[17], Maronite rite[18]

Why It Matters

Maronite Church has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q17136
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.bkerki.org, http://bkerki.org/
    P14541 → 3HfOKq
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 15w ago · Anjo-sozinho · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.bkerki.org, http://bkerki.org/
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Official website: http://bkerki.org/"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0386472-maronite
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0386472-maronite, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  6. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → John Maron
    Position held by head of the organization → Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
    Part of → —
    Headquarters → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: i/iglesia-catolica-maronita, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
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