At one time, it was a very large parish. That was when the community drew immigrants from Lebanon. The parish celebrated its centennial 2 years ago.
Also was this the same parish that not too long ago bought a former Methodist church building and not only refurbish it to preserve its history but to make like a Maronite rite parish?
Also that happens when a parish when it has a “history” which starts out, because it is the only one will be large. When new parishes spin off from the original, the original tends to get smaller and more often, older. It happens so often in the Latin rite parishes.