Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry †

Deceased

Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Aug 1841		Born
16 Mar 1862	20.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
21 Feb 1886	44.5	Appointed	Bishop of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
21 Feb 1886	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
24 Feb 1898	56.5	Selected	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Feb 1898	56.5	Selected	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Mar 1898	56.5	Confirmed	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Mar 1898	56.5	Confirmed	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Apr 1902	60.6	Died	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

MicroData Summary
Peter IV Géraigiry
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry
(born 18 Aug 1841, died 24 Apr 1902)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}

Event Place
Birth Place Zahlé
Ordained Bishop Damas, Archeparchy of Damas (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 40.1 years
a bishop for 16.1 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Basile Chahiat (Schajat) †
Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Gregorio (Michael) Ata (Atta) †
Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Basilios Moussaye (Moussaddyeh) †
Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Macarios Haddad †
Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Clement Daoud †
Archbishop of Damas (Syrian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Consecrator of:
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Bishop Ignazio Homsi † (1899)
Archbishop Paul-Raphaël Abi Mourad † (1900)
Bishop Grégoire Haggiar † (1901)
Archbishop Flavien Cyrille Kfoury (Khoury) † (1901)
Bishop Clément Malouf, B.S. † (1901)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Nicolas Cadi † (1889)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 187261342
WikiData: Q3901099

Source(s):

c2+: CB
b/c2: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 109
ab/b317: CB, 5 Sep 2014
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1886, Number 7
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 6, Number 249, Ascendance

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