Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †

Deceased

Apostolic Nuncio

Titular Archbishop of Darnis

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 Sep 1934		Born
1 Feb 1959	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Mar 1959	24.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
10 Jun 1995	60.7	Appointed	Bishop of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon
13 Sep 1995	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Darnis
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar
27 Aug 2005	70.9	Appointed	Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula
4 Aug 2007	72.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates
2 Dec 2009	75.2	Retired	Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula
7 Oct 2022	88.0	Died	Apostolic Nuncio

MicroData Summary
Paul-Mounged El-Hachem
Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem
(born 8 Sep 1934, died 7 Oct 2022)
Apostolic Nuncio

Event Place
Birth Place Akoura
Ordained Deacon Notre-Dame du Liban, Church, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France
Ordained Priest St-Joseph des Carmes of Catholic Institute, Chapel, Paris, Archdiocese of Paris, France
Ordained Bishop Assomption de la Très Sainte Vierge, Church, Bkerké, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
Death Place Jbeil, Eparchy of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for 63.5 years
a bishop for 27.0 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Émile-Arsène Blanchet †
Titular Bishop of Lerus
Principal Consecrator:
Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Boutros Edmond Gemayel †
Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti

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 Hanna Rahmé, O.L.M. (2015)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q2058571

Source(s):

bu: Bollettino, 27 Aug 2005
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 143, Number 12,608
od/c01/loc: AJ, 3 Jul 2018
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)
d: CB, 7 Oct 2022

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