Bishop Ibrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P.

Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Argentina (Melkite Greek)

Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Dec 1945		Born
13 Jul 1975	29.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
15 Aug 2013	67.6	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
15 Aug 2013	67.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti
27 Sep 2013	67.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti
24 Nov 2013	67.9	Installed	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
14 Jan 2023	77.0	Retired	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)

MicroData Summary
Ibrahim Salameh
Bishop Ibrahim Salameh S.M.S.P.
(born 10 Dec 1945)
Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Argentina

Ad Limina - May 2019: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Marmarita, Syria
Ordained Bishop Saint-Paul, Basilica, Harissa

Please contact the Bishop through the Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P.
Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (1981)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour), B.S. † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous, B.S. † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage), B.S. † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q15437485

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 15 Aug 2013
ob/c2+: CB, 27 Sep 2013
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 215, Number 17,882
i: CB, 8 Oct 2015
r: Bollettino, 14 Jan 2023

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