Archbishop Samir Nassar

Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Jul 1950		Born
17 Aug 1980	30.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Damas (Maronite), Syria
10 Jun 2006	55.9	Selected	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
14 Oct 2006	56.2	Confirmed	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
26 Nov 2006	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
28 Aug 2026	76.1	Retired	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

MicroData Summary
Samir Nassar
Archbishop Samir Nassar
(born 5 Jul 1950)
Archbishop Emeritus of Damas

Ad Limina - November 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Nebay
Ordained Bishop Church, Bkerké, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archeparchy of Damas (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar
Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite)
Bishop Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. †
Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Blessed Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (1820)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (1786)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Joseph VI Estephan † (1754)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Siméon VII Awad † (1716)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Jacob IV Awad † (1698)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (1656)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1692592

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 14 Oct 2006
ob/c2+: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 187, Number 15,283
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)
r: Bollettino, 28 Aug 2026

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