Archbishop Fares Maakaroun, S.M.S.P.

Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Nov 1940		Born
1960²	19.1	Entered	Member of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
18 Dec 1966	26.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
31 Jul 1995	54.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
17 Dec 1995	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Dec 1995	55.1	Installed	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
18 Dec 1999	59.0	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
12 Mar 2000	59.3	Installed	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
21 Jul 2014	73.6	Retired	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Fares Maakaroun
Archbishop Fares Maakaroun S.M.S.P.
(born 12 Nov 1940)
Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo

Event Place
Birth Place Hauch Hala, Rayak, Eparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
Ordained Bishop Saint-Paul, Basilica, Harissa

Please contact the Archbishop through the Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Michel Yatim †
Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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), B.S. † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous, B.S. † (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), B.S. † (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)

Ordained Priest:
Bishop George Toufik Khoury (1999)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Nicolas Sawaf (2000)
Archbishop Joseph Gébara (2013)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q509693

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 2009
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 143, Number 12,635
c34: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 144
r: Bollettino, 21 Jul 2014
bp/c1/i: CB, 19 Jul 2017
qsms: CB, 18 May 2026

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