Archbishop Basilio Cattan, B.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Titular Archbishop of Proconnesus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Aug 1882		Born
7 Jun 1908	25.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
11 Feb 1921	38.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
13 Mar 1921	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
5 Aug 1933	50.9	Resigned	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
5 Aug 1933	50.9	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Proconnesus
11 May 1952	69.6	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Basilio Cattan
Archbishop Basilio Cattan B.C.
(born 30 Aug 1882, died 11 May 1952)
Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail}

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

a priest for 43.9 years
a bishop for 31.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Nicolas Cadi †
Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Etienne Soukkarie †
Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous † (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) † (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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Dionysios Kfoury † (1926)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/35883
VIAF: 89324599
WikiData: Q64752337

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1921, Number 16
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 85
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 42, Number 2,785

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