Syrian Arab Republic

Recent Bishop Events

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
17 Oct 2006	57.8	Appointed	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
	57.8	Appointed	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Abydus	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
	54.3	Appointed	Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
	54.3	Appointed	Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
11 Nov 2006	57.9	Appointed	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
11 Nov 2006	54.4	Appointed	Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
17 Nov 2006	78.3	Died	Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
26 Nov 2006	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Samir Nassar	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite)
10 Dec 2006	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
2007	60.5	Resigned	Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)	Curial Bishop Emeritus
3 Feb 2007	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Titular Bishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
16 Feb 2007	81.7	Died	Eustathe Joseph Mounayer †	Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian)
21 Feb 2007	96.4	Died	Ignace Antoine II Hayek †	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
9 Jun 2007	76.7	Retired	Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
16 Jan 2008	96.0	Died	Elias Zoghbi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
4 Jun 2008	67.0	Appointed	Joseph Jules Zerey	Vicar Apostolic of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
21 Sep 2008	71.2	Retired	Giovanni Battista Morandini	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
30 Dec 2008	63.0	Appointed	Mario Zenari	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
25 Jun 2010	65.1	Selected	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
6 Sep 2010	60.1	Resigned	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Mar 2011	76.9	Retired	Iwannis Louis Awad	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	54.7	Appointed	Jihad Mtanos Battah	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	54.7	Appointed	Jihad Mtanos Battah	Titular Bishop of Phaena	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	65.3	Appointed	Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)
	65.3	Appointed	Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)
	80.6	Resigned	Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr 2011	79.8	Died	Salim Ghazal, B.S. †	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
4 May 2011	94.7	Died	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
20 May 2011	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Jihad Mtanos Battah	Titular Bishop of Phaena	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
22 May 2011	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)
28 May 2011	71.4	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
28 May 2011	71.4	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
15 Jun 2011	66.1	Confirmed	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
14 Aug 2011	66.3	Installed	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
29 Dec 2011	85.0	Died	Paul Antaki †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
16 Jan 2012	71.7	Resigned	Massoud Massoud	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan 2012	60.4	Confirmed	Elias Slaiman Slaiman	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)
25 Feb 2012	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Elias Slaiman Slaiman	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)