Bishop Nicholas James Samra

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite)

Titular Bishop of Gerasa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Aug 1944		Born	Paterson, NJ
10 May 1970	25.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
22 Apr 1989	44.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
22 Apr 1989	44.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
6 Jul 1989	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
11 Jan 2005	60.4	Resigned	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Michel Hakim, B.S. †
Archbishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Nicholas James Samra (1989)
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † (1960)
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Archbishop Dimitros I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Archbishop Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Archbishop Grégoire II Youssef †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop John Michael Botean

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