permitted. Under Bishop Hitti, the Lebanese Our Lady of Lebanon University and the Saint Charbel high school were inaugurated. The Antonius monks were invited to Melbourne to begin their missionary work among the Maronite faithful. They accepted the invitation and came to Australia in December 1997. The inauguration of the newly established Secretariat in Strathfield was blessed by Bishop Hitti. Bishop Ad Abi Karam was formally installed in office on 8 February 2002. He was the third Maronite Bishop of Australia. On 17 April 2013 Eparch Anthony Tarabay replaced Karam and became the fourth Eparch of the Maronites in Australia. Parishes The Maronite Eparchy has 14 parishes across Australia, with churches in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. New South Wales St Maroun's Cathedral (Redfern) Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral (Harris Park) St George's Church (Thornleigh) St Joseph's Church (Croydon) St Charbel's Church (Punchbowl) St John the Beloved Church (Mount Druitt) St Raymond's Church (Auburn South) St Rafqa's Church (Austral) Christ the Redeemer Maronite Catholic Parish (Dural) Our Lady of Lebanon (Wollongong) Victoria Our Lady of Lebanon Church (Thornbury) South Australia St Maroun's Church (Westbourne Park) Queensland St Maroun's Church (Greenslopes) Western Australia St Charbel's Church (Perth) Episcopal ordinaries The following individuals have been elected as Maronite Eparch of Saint Maron: {| class="wikitable" !Order !Name !Title !Date enthroned !Reign ended !Term of office !Reason for term end |- |align="center"| ||Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † ||Archbishop-bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) ||align="center" |25 June 1973 ||align="center" |23 November 1990 ||align="right" | ||Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney |- |align="center"| ||Joseph Hitti † ||Bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) ||align="center" |23 November 1990 ||align="center" |26 October 2001 ||align="right" | ||Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney |- |align="center"| ||Ad Abi Karam ||Bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) ||align="center" |26 October 2001 ||align="center" |17 April 2013||align="right" | || Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of St Maroun of Sydney |- |align="center"| ||Anthony Tarabay, OLM ||Bishop of St Maron of Sydney (Maronite) ||align="center" |17 April 2013 ||align="center" |present ||align="right" | ||n/a |- |} See also Roman Catholicism in Australia Maronite Church List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) Christianity in the Middle East References External links Maronite Eparchy of Australia GigaCatholic, with more episcopal biographies Maronite Diocese of Saint Maroun Lebanese Australian St. Maron Roman Catholic dioceses in Australia Dioceses established in