Archbishop Elias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P.

Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Apr 1942		Born
28 Jun 1970	28.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
28 Jun 2004	62.2	Confirmed	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
25 Jul 2004	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
16 Jul 2025	83.2	Retired	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Elias Youssef Rahal
Archbishop Elias Youssef Rahal S.M.S.P.
(born 14 Apr 1942)
Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek

Event Place
Birth Place Ras Baalbeck
Ordained Bishop Saint-Paul, Basilica, Harissa

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archeparchy of Baalbek (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †
Titular Bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.
Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (1981)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (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, 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:
Bishop Ibrahim Salameh, S.M.S.P. (2013)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 89795376
WikiData: Q1329119

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 176, Number 14,661
c1: CB, 17 Jul 2017
r: Bollettino, 16 Jul 2025

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