. ▁ ▁Leb an ese ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁const itute ▁about ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁Leb anon . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁live ▁either ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Be ir ut , ▁the ▁Met n ▁hinter land , ▁the ▁Has bay ya ▁and ▁R ash ay ya ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Governor ate , ▁in ▁the ▁K ou ra ▁region ▁( s outh ▁of ▁Tri pol i ) ▁and ▁Ak kar . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁the ▁un written ▁agreement ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁P act ▁among ▁the ▁different ▁political ▁leaders ▁of ▁Leb anon , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁are ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Christians . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁which ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁several ▁auto ce phal ous ▁juris dict ions ▁un ited ▁by ▁common ▁doctrine ▁and ▁by ▁their ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁r ite . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁Christian ▁den om ination ▁within ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁Histor ically , ▁these ▁churches ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁Eastern ▁Patri arch ates ▁( J er usalem , ▁Ant io ch , ▁Alexand ria , ▁and ▁Constantin ople ) ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁five ▁major ▁epis cop al ▁sees ▁( the ▁Pent archy ) ▁of ▁the ▁Roman