Bishop Elias Richa †

Deceased

Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
31 Jul 1870		Born	Haret Sakhr
4 Jun 1903	32.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
25 Apr 1926	55.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Nazareth
25 Apr 1926	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Nazareth
21 Jun 1926	55.9	Confirmed	Titular Bishop of Nazareth
10 Oct 1937	67.2	Appointed	Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
24 Aug 1953	83.1	Died	Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for 50.2 years
a bishop for 27.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Elias Richa † (1926)
Archbishop Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Archbishop Boulos (Paolo Pietro) Mass'ad (Massaad) †

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