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Syrian Arab Republic

Oldest and Youngest Bishops


BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
Oldest
20 Aug 1916 Archbishop Jacques Georges Habib HafouriArchbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
2 Mar 1922 Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
12 May 1923 Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
17 Aug 1926 Bishop Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep
16 Jan 1927 Archbishop Paul AntakiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
8 Oct 1927 Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite)
11 Mar 1929 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
24 Jan 1930 Archbishop Antoine Hamid MouranyArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite)
6 Aug 1930 Archbishop Raymond EidArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite)
8 Aug 1930 Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine BeylouniArchbishop Emeritus of Alep (Syrian)
18 Sep 1930 Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Cardinal DaoudPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
7 Jul 1931 Bishop Salim Ghazal, B.S.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
Youngest
17 Jun 1953 Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) CoussaBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
28 Jun 1952 Bishop Abdo Arbach, B.C.Exarch of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
28 Jul 1950 Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A.Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite)
5 Jul 1950 Archbishop Samir NassarArchbishop of Damas (Maronite)
14 Dec 1948 Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
26 Feb 1948 Archbishop Boutros MarayatiArchbishop of Alep (Armenian)
19 Aug 1946 Archbishop Denys Antoine ChahdaArchbishop of Alep (Syrian)
20 Jun 1946 Bishop Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
3 Jan 1946 Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.Bishop of Alep (Chaldean)
5 Jun 1945 Archbishop Théophile Georges KassabArchbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian)
4 May 1945 Bishop Issam John Darwich (Darwish), B.S.Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite), Australia
3 Mar 1943 Archbishop Jean-Clément JeanbartArchbishop of Alep (Melkite)

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