Bishop François Eid, O.M.M.

Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

Note(s): (Bulgaria, Grecia e Romania)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Jul 1943		Born
28 Aug 1971	28.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)
1999¹	55.4	Appointed	Superior General of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)
24 Sep 2005	62.1	Selected	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
28 Dec 2005	62.4	Confirmed	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
11 Feb 2006	62.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
16 Jun 2012	68.8	Resigned	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
16 Jun 2012	68.8	Appointed	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
11 Oct 2018	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
François Eid
Bishop François Eid O.M.M.
(born 24 Jul 1943)
Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

Ad Limina - November 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Mtolleh
Ordained Bishop Assomption de la Très Sainte Vierge, Church, Bkerké, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
Bishop Tanios El Khoury †
Bishop Emeritus of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
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:
Bishop Georges Chihane (2012)
Bishop Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. (2013)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q255327

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 28 Dec 2005
ob/c2+: CB
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 184, Number 15,060
r: Bollettino, 16 Jun 2012
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)

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