Archbishop Elie Rischa (Richa) †

Deceased

Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
31 Jul 1878		Born	Haret Sakhr
24 Jun 1903	24.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
25 Apr 1926	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth per i Maroniti
25 Apr 1926	47.7	Selected	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth per i Maroniti
21 Jun 1926	47.9	Confirmed	Titular Archbishop of Nazareth per i Maroniti
10 Oct 1937	59.2	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
24 Aug 1953	75.1	Died	Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for 50.2 years
a bishop for 27.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giovanni Murad †
Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)
Archbishop Paul Aouad (Awad, Auad) †
Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)
Bishop Antonio Pietro Arida †
Bishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
Archbishop Checrallah Khouri, O.M.L. †
Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite)
Archbishop Abdallah Khoury †
Titular Archbishop of Arca in Armenia per i Maroniti
Archbishop Michel Akras †
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite)
Bishop Augustin Bostani †
Bishop of Saïda (Sidone) (Maronite)
Bishop Paul Akl †
Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
Archbishop Ignace Mobarak †
Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite)
Bishop Pierre Feghali †
Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria
Bishop Louis Joseph El-Khazen, O.A.M. †
Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
Archbishop Béchara Richard Chémali †
Archbishop of Damas (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef 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 Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’el †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Elie Chedid (Scedid) † (1926)
Archbishop Jean Elie El-Hage † (1928)
Archbishop Antoine Abed † (1933)
Archbishop François Ayoub † (1943)

Source(s):

c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1926, Number 21

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