Archbishop Paul Achkar †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Feb 1893		Born	Damas
15 Aug 1921	28.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
20 Sep 1961	68.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria
11 Nov 1961	68.8	Confirmed	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria
17 Dec 1961	68.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria
18 Aug 1981	88.5	Retired	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria
23 Apr 1982	89.2	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria

a priest for 60.7 years
a bishop for 20.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi †
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Paul Achkar † (1961)
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Archbishop Dimitros I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Archbishop Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Archbishop Grégoire II Youssef †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †
Archbishop Nicolas Naaman, M.S.P. †
Archbishop Joseph-Marie Raya †

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