The eparchy extends its jurisdiction over the Maronite faithful in the region around the city of Sidon (Saida in Arabic).

Its eparchial seat is the city of Sidon, where is located the Saint Elias Cathedral.

The territory is divided into 104 parishes and in 2014 there were 156,000 Maronite Catholics.

The eparchy dates from the beginning of the Maronite Church, united to the See of Tyre.

The name of the bishop of Sidon Gabriel is also mentioned in 1736, when the Synod of Mount Lebanon canonically established the Eparchy of Tyre-Sidon and he participated.