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Recent Bishop Events

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
7 Mar 202051.8Ordained BishopJoseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-MelkitiApostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
22 Jan 202194.0DiedJean Assaad Haddad †Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
31 Jan 202172.1RemovedMichel Abrass, B.A.Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
61.0AppointedElie Bechara Haddad, B.S.Apostolic Administrator of Tyr (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
4 Feb 202188.3DiedBoulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Mar 202152.9InstalledJoseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
52.9InstalledJoseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
23 Jun 202159.2SelectedIbrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
78.3RetiredJean-Clément JeanbartArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
62.2SelectedGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Jun 202176.1RetiredIssam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
59.2ConfirmedIbrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
53.0SelectedGeorges MasriArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
17 Aug 202162.3ConfirmedGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
78.5RetiredNicolas SawafArchbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
17 Sep 202153.3ConfirmedGeorges MasriArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
18 Sep 202147.7AppointedMilad Jawish, B.S.Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
16 Oct 202162.5Ordained BishopGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
30 Oct 202147.8Ordained BishopMilad Jawish, B.S.Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
19 Nov 202162.6InstalledGeorges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
27 Nov 202153.5Ordained BishopGeorges MasriArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
28 Nov 202147.9InstalledMilad Jawish, B.S.Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
53.5InstalledGeorges MasriArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
18 Dec 202159.7InstalledIbrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
25 Jun 202276.1RetiredGeorges Michel Bakar, Ist. del PradoProtosyncellus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)Protosyncellus Emeritus
60.1AppointedJean-Marie Chami, Ist. del PradoTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-MelkitiPatriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
60.1ConfirmedJean-Marie Chami, Ist. del PradoPatriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
20 Aug 202251.1AppointedFrançois Elias BeyroutiBishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
62.5CeasedElie Bechara Haddad, B.S.Apostolic Administrator of Tyr (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
54.5AppointedGeorges Iskandar, B.S.Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
78.0RetiredNicholas James SamraBishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USABishop Emeritus
3 Sep 202260.3Ordained BishopJean-Marie Chami, Ist. del PradoTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-MelkitiPatriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
8 Oct 202254.6Ordained BishopGeorges Iskandar, B.S.Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
12 Oct 202251.2Ordained BishopFrançois Elias BeyroutiBishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
19 Oct 202251.2InstalledFrançois Elias BeyroutiBishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
28 Oct 202254.7InstalledGeorges Iskandar, B.S.Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
9 Dec 202295.1DiedAbraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. †Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
14 Jan 202350.2AppointedJean Abou Charouche, S.M.S.P.Apostolic Administrator of Argentina (Melkite Greek)
77.0RetiredIbrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P.Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
15 Feb 202375.0CeasedGiorgio Demetrio GallaroSecretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern ChurchesSecretary Emeritus
19 Jun 202375.4CeasedGiorgio Demetrio GallaroApostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalySecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
16 Jul 202565.5AppointedMakhoul Farha, O.C.D.Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
83.2RetiredElias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
24 Aug 202565.6Ordained BishopMakhoul Farha, O.C.D.Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

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