Bishop Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.

Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti

Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)

Note/Previous Titular See: (installation postponed)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Apr 1968		Born
1987²	18.7	Entered	Member of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)
5 Aug 1995	27.3	Solemn Vows	Member of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)
16 Dec 1995	27.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)
20 Dec 2019	51.6	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
20 Dec 2019	51.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti
20 Dec 2019	51.6	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)
7 Mar 2020	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Joseph Antoine Khawam
Bishop Joseph Antoine Khawam B.A. (born 14 Apr 1968) Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela

Event Place
Birth Place Aleppo
Ordained Bishop Saint-Paul, Basilica, Harissa, Lebanon

Please contact the Bishop through the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Georges Wadih Bacouni (Bakouny)
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.
Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P. (2001)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (1981)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (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) † (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)

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 20 Dec 2019
ob: CB, 29 Jan 2020
c2+/i: CB, 15 Feb 2020
mn: CB, 15 Dec 2020

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