Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L.

Bishop Emeritus of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Oct 1937		Born
29 Aug 1964	26.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite)
5 Oct 1990	52.9	Appointed	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
2 Dec 1990	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
17 Mar 1991	53.4	Installed	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
17 Apr 2013	75.5	Retired	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

MicroData Summary
Charbel Georges Merhi
Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi M.L.
(born 12 Oct 1937)
Bishop Emeritus of San Charbel en Buenos Aires

Ad Limina - March 2009: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Eddé

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M. †
Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite)
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros 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 Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. (2013)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1063042

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 127, Number 11,434
r: Bollettino, 17 Apr 2013
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)

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