In 2013 there were 20,300[citation needed] members.
It is currently governed by Archbishop Samir Nassar.
The archeparchy includes the city of Damascus, where is located the Maronite Cathedral.
The territory is divided into eight parishes and has 20,300[citation needed] Maronite Catholics.
There are a series of Maronite Catholic bishops since 1527, however the archeparchy was canonically erected in the Maronite Synod of Mount Lebanon in 1736.