Archbishop Béchara Richard Chémali †

Deceased

Archbishop of Damas (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Mar 1877		Born	Suhaileh
23 May 1900	23.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Damas (Maronite), Syria
9 May 1920	43.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
23 May 1920	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
24 Dec 1927	50.8	Died	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

a priest for 27.6 years
a bishop for 7.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giovanni Murad †
Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)
Bishop Paul Akl †
Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
Bishop Augustin Bostani †
Bishop of Saïda (Sidone) (Maronite)
Archbishop Ignace Mobarak †
Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite)
Archbishop Paul Aouad (Awad, Auad) †
Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)
Bishop Pierre Feghali †
Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria
Bishop Louis Joseph El-Khazen, O.A.M. †
Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef 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 Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’el †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Elie Rischa (Richa) † (1926)

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1927
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1920, Number 25

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