Archbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S. †

Deceased

Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)

Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
7 Jul 1931		Born	Machghara
22 Jun 1958	27.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat
22 Jun 2001	70.0	Appointed	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Jun 2001	70.0	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
5 Aug 2001	70.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
14 Apr 2005	73.8	Resigned	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
29 Apr 2011	79.8	Died	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

a priest for 52.9 years
a bishop for 9.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. †
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S. † (2001)
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (1981)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef † (1856)
Patriarch Clément Bahous †

Source(s):

r: Annuario Pontificio, Year 2007
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 208, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 164, Number 14,011

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