Archbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Alep (Melkite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Nov 1920		Born	Alep, Syria
20 Jul 1944	23.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin
5 Dec 1961	41.1	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
24 Dec 1961	41.1	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
24 Dec 1961	41.1	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
25 Feb 1962	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
6 Mar 1968	47.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Alep (Melkite), Syria
10 Jun 1995	74.6	Died	Archbishop of Alep (Melkite), Syria

a priest for 50.9 years
a bishop for 33.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A. † (1962)
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Archbishop Dimitros I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Archbishop Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Archbishop Grégoire II Youssef †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Nicolas Hajj, S.D.S. †
Archbishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †
Bishop Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. †
Archbishop Michel Yatim †
Bishop Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.
Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A.
Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.

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