Archbishop Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Sep 1897		Born	Maloula
21 Sep 1919	22.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
28 Jul 1951	53.9	Appointed	Bishop of Baniyas (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
7 Oct 1951	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Baniyas (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
18 Nov 1964	67.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
2 Nov 1984	87.1	Retired	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
28 Feb 1993	95.5	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 73.4 years
a bishop for 41.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Eftimios Youakim, B.S. †
Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef † (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 † (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 †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Augustin Farah † (1961)
Archbishop Denys Gaith, B.C. † (1971)

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 137
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1951, Number 108

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