Bishop Nicholas James Samra

Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Aug 1944		Born	Paterson, NJ
10 May 1970	25.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of United States of America (Melkite Greek)
22 Apr 1989	44.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
22 Apr 1989	44.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
6 Jul 1989	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
11 Jan 2005	60.4	Resigned	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
15 Jun 2011	66.8	Appointed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
23 Aug 2011	67.0	Installed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Ad Limina - May 2012: Bishop

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Michel Hakim, B.S. †
Archbishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †
Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † (1960)
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitros 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:
Bishop John Michael Botean (1996)

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 15 Jun 2011
i: CB, 28 Jun 2011
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 116, Number 10,355

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