Archbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek)

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	Selected	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Dec 1961	41.1	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), 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 [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
10 Jun 1995	74.6	Died	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria

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 50.9 years
a bishop for 33.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Joseph Malouf, S.M.S.P. †
Bishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (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 Nicolas Hajj, B.S. † (1965)
Archbishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. † (1968)
Bishop Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. † (1980)
Archbishop Michel Yatim † (1981)
Bishop Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. (1992)
Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (1992)
Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J. (1992)

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 144
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1962, Number 17

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