Archbishop Paul Salman †

Deceased

Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Jan 1886		Born
20 Jul 1911	25.4	Ordained Priest	Priest
2 May 1932	46.2	Selected	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
5 Jun 1932	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
13 Mar 1933	47.1	Confirmed	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
1 Jul 1948	62.4	Died	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

MicroData Summary
Paul Salman
Archbishop Paul Salman
(born 25 Jan 1886, died 1 Jul 1948)
Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia

Event Place
Birth Place Damasco
Ordained Bishop Melkite, Cathedral, Cairo

a priest for 36.9 years
a bishop for 16.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Dionysios Kfoury †
Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
Archbishop Cyrille Riza (Rizq) †
Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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:
Archbishop Joseph-Marie Raya † (1941)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Vincent Gelat † (1948)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 117276293
WikiData: Q1470364

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1941
b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1949
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1932, Number 34
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 42, Number 2,790

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