Bishop Antoine Torbey †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Sep 1925		Born	Bsatine
24 Mar 1951	25.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria
2 May 1986	60.6	Appointed	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria
12 Jul 1986	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria
23 Jun 2001	75.8	Retired	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria
9 Aug 2004	78.9	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria

a priest for 53.4 years
a bishop for 18.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé
Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.
Bishop Chucrallah Harb
Archbishop Joseph Mohsen Béchara
Archbishop Khalil Abi-Nader †
Archbishop Ignace Ziadé †
Archbishop Antoine Joubeir †
Archbishop Elie Farah †
Bishop Joseph Merhi, C.M.L. †
Archbishop Ibrahim Hélou †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antoine Torbey † (1986)
Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir (1961)
Pierre-Paul Cardinal Méouchi † (1934)
Archbishop Antonio Pietro Arida † (1908)
Archbishop Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Archbishop Boulos (Paolo Pietro) Mass'ad (Massaad) †

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