Archbishop François Ayoub †

Deceased

Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

Apostolic Administrator of Laodicea (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Jul 1899		Born
16 May 1925	25.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
28 Nov 1942	43.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
14 Feb 1943	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
16 Apr 1954	54.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
16 Apr 1954	54.7	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Laodicea (Maronite), Syria
2 Jun 1966	66.8	Died	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

MicroData Summary
François Ayoub
Archbishop François Ayoub
(born 11 Jul 1899, died 2 Jun 1966)
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab]

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

Event Place
Birth Place Aleppo, Archeparchy of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite)
Ordained Bishop Bkerké, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for 41.0 years
a bishop for 23.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Abdallah Khoury †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
Archbishop Elie Rischa (Richa) †
Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)
Archbishop Elie Chedid (Scedid) †
Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
Archbishop Michel Akras †
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite)
Bishop Pierre Feghali †
Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria
Archbishop Jean Elie El-Hage †
Archbishop of Damas (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Blessed Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (1820)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (1786)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Joseph VI Estephan † (1754)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Siméon VII Awad † (1716)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Jacob IV Awad † (1698)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (1656)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Ignace Ziadé † (1946)
Antoine Pierre Cardinal Khoraiche † (1950)
Bishop Abdallah Nujaim † (1950)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1450884

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1943, Number 3
l323: CB, 17 Sep 2026

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