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Syrian Arab Republic

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
5 Sep 1965 Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
18 Sep 1977 Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Cardinal DaoudPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
12 Nov 1977 Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
27 Nov 1981 Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
3 Jul 1983 Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Bosra e Hauran (Melkite Greek)
8 Oct 1983 Archbishop Giovanni Battista MorandiniApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
18 Dec 1983 Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine BeylouniCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
20 Oct 1984 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
26 Oct 1986 Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)
16 Sep 1989 Archbishop Antoine Hamid MouranyArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite)
4 Feb 1990 Archbishop Boutros MarayatiArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian)
18 Mar 1990 Bishop Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Patriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian)
Most Junior
25 Feb 2012 Bishop Elias Slaiman SlaimanBishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)
22 May 2011 Bishop Timoteo Hikmat BeylouniApostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)
20 May 2011 Bishop Jihad Mtanos BattahCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
3 Feb 2007 Bishop Abdo Arbach, B.C.Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
10 Dec 2006 Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A.Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
26 Nov 2006 Archbishop Samir NassarArchbishop of Damas (Maronite)
9 May 2004 Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) CoussaBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
12 Sep 2003 Bishop Iwannis Louis AwadApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Syrian)
6 Jan 2003 Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab]
16 Dec 2001 Archbishop Denys Antoine ChahdaArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian)
9 Nov 2001 Archbishop Joseph Jules ZereyVicar Apostolic of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
8 Sep 2001 Bishop Massoud MassoudBishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)

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