Archbishop Mikhayl Assaf †

Deceased

Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Oct 1887		Born
20 Jul 1912	24.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
1948²	60.1	Appointed	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
19 Sep 1948	60.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
10 Oct 1948	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
10 Aug 1970	82.7	Died	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Mikhayl Assaf
Archbishop Mikhayl Assaf
(born 27 Oct 1887, died 10 Aug 1970)
Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Damas, Archeparchy of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Amman

a priest for 58.0 years
a bishop for 21.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Antonio Farage (Faraj) †
Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Melchiti
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Pierre Chami, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Vincent Gelat †
Titular Bishop of Menois

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antonio Farage (Faraj) † (1922)
Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Melchiti
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour), B.S. † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous, B.S. † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage), B.S. † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. † (1967)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Gabriel Abou-Saada † (1961)
Archbishop Georges Haddad † (1965)
Patriarch Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti † (1965)
Bishop Neemeh Simaan † (1965)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1485579

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1948, Number 108
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 44, Number 3,007

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