Fares Maakaroun, (born 12 October 1940 in Rayak (Riyaq), Lebanon) was an archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo in Brazil from 1999 to 2014, when presented his apostolic resignation.

Prior to his appointment as bishop in 1995, he was a professor at the seminary in Harissa, director of the Seminary of Damascus, Secretary General of Caritas Lebanon and finally Vicar General in Latakia in Syria.

On 18 December 1999, Maakaroun received the appointment as archbishop "Pro hac vice", as bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Brazil.

In October 2010, he participated in the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Middle East in Rome.

On 21 July 2014 Fares Maakaroun presented his apostolic resignation and was succeeded by his assistant, Joseph Gébara.