Archbishop Elie Farah †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Cyprus (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Dec 1909		Born
9 Apr 1935	25.2	Ordained Priest	Priest
16 Apr 1954	44.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
26 Sep 1954	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
4 Apr 1986	76.2	Retired	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
22 Jul 2003	93.5	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Cyprus (Maronite)

MicroData Summary
Elie Farah
Archbishop Elie Farah
(born 27 Dec 1909, died 22 Jul 2003)
Archbishop Emeritus of Cyprus

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

Event Place
Birth Place Kafar Berhem, Archeparchy of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
Ordained Bishop Dimane, Lebanon

a priest for 68.2 years
a bishop for 48.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Pierre-Paul Méouchi †
Bishop of Tyr (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Pietro Dib †
Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite)
Archbishop Ignace Ziadé †
Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Bishop of Tyr (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch 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 Chucrallah Harb † (1967)
Archbishop Joseph Salamé † (1967)
Archbishop Antoine Joubeir † (1975)
Archbishop Ibrahim Hélou † (1975)
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé † (1975)
Bishop Abdallah Bared † (1986)
Bishop Antoine Torbey † (1986)
Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé † (1986)
Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M. (1986)
Archbishop Boutros Edmond Gemayel † (1988)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1329263

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1954, Number 61
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 173, Necrology (back)

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