Archbishop Elias Zoghbi †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
9 Jan 1912		Born	Le Caire
20 Jul 1936	24.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
27 Aug 1954	42.6	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
2 Sep 1954	42.6	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
2 Sep 1954	42.6	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Nubia
21 Nov 1954	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Nubia
9 Sep 1968	56.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon
24 Oct 1988	76.8	Retired	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon
16 Jan 2008	96.0	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon

a priest for 71.5 years
a bishop for 53.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †
Bishop Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Elias Zoghbi † (1954)
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 Consecrator of:
Bishop Elias Coueter †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Archbishop Paul Antaki
Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.
Bishop Joseph Jules Zerey

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