Antoine-Charbel Tarabay

Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM (born 15 November 1967 in Tannourine, Lebanon) is the current Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney.

[1] He joined the Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Order of Monks and on 17 October 1992 made his perpetual religious vows.

[1] Prior to his appointment, he was the superior of the order in the Monastery of St Charbel, Punchbowl and the rector of the parish.

[2][1] On April 17, 2013 Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney.

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM, ordained him on May 25 of the same year and his co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Beirut, Paul Youssef Matar, and the Bishop of Batroun, Mounir Khairallah.