Archbishop Athanase Melèce Onésime Sawoya, B.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Mar 1872		Born
10 Jun 1892	20.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
Dec 1904³	32.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
5 Feb 1905	32.8	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
6 Apr 1919	47.0	Died	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Athanase Melèce Onésime Sawoya
Archbishop Athanase Melèce Onésime Sawoya B.C.
(born 15 Mar 1872, died 6 Apr 1919)
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail}

Event Place
Birth Place Qu'Abrim

a priest for 26.8 years
a bishop for 14.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Flavien Cyrille Kfoury (Khoury) †
Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Ambrose (Tancredi Alfred) Agius, O.S.B. †
Titular Archbishop of Palmyra

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64760421

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1913
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1905, Number 7
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 85

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