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Archbishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria

Events

Event	Place
Birth Place	Damas

a priest for 45.0 years a bishop for 14.8 years

Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Mikhayl Assaf † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek) Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Paul Achkar † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek) Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Mikhayl Assaf † (1948) Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek) Bishop Antonio Farage (Faraj) † (1922) Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Melchiti 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: Archbishop Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. † (1975)

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