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Maronite Cypriots
Maronite Catholic community in Cyprus
Maronite Cypriots are an ethnoreligious group and are members of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus whose ancestors migrated from the Levant during the Middle Ages. A percentage of them traditionally speak a variety of Arabic known as Cypriot Arabic, in addition to Greek.
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Maronite Cypriots are an ethnoreligious group and are members of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus whose ancestors migrated from the Levant during the Middle Ages. A percentage of them traditionally speak a variety of Arabic known as Cypriot Arabic, in addition to Greek. People speaking this Arabic dialect originate from one village, specifically Kormakitis. As Eastern Catholics of the West Syriac Rite, they are in full communion with the Catholic Church of Rome. As of 2025 the Archbishop of Cyprus was Selim Jean Sfeir, born in Rayfoun, Lebanon, on 2 September 1958. He was ordained Archbishop on 19 June 2021. He succeeded Joseph Soueif, who had been installed as the Archbishop of Tripoli, Lebanon in 2020.
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