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Syrian Arab Republic

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
5 Sep 1965 Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
1 Dec 1968 Archbishop Paul AntakiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
18 Sep 1977 Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Cardinal DaoudPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
12 Nov 1977 Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
27 Nov 1981 Archbishop Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
13 Aug 1982 Archbishop Jacques Georges Habib HafouriArchbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
3 Jul 1983 Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P.Archbishop of Bosra e Hauran (Melkite)
8 Oct 1983 Archbishop Giovanni Battista MorandiniApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
18 Dec 1983 Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine BeylouniArchbishop Emeritus of Alep (Syrian)
20 Oct 1984 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
26 Oct 1986 Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite)
16 Sep 1989 Archbishop Antoine Hamid MouranyArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite)
Most Junior
3 Feb 2007 Bishop Abdo Arbach, B.C.Exarch of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
10 Dec 2006 Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
26 Nov 2006 Archbishop Samir NassarArchbishop of Damas (Maronite)
9 May 2004 Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) CoussaBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
12 Sep 2003 Bishop Iwannis Louis AwadVicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)
6 Jan 2003 Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic of Alep
16 Dec 2001 Archbishop Denys Antoine ChahdaArchbishop of Alep (Syrian)
9 Nov 2001 Archbishop Joseph Jules ZereyAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
8 Sep 2001 Bishop Massoud MassoudBishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)
2 Sep 2001 Bishop Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
5 Aug 2001 Bishop Salim Ghazal, B.S.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
4 Mar 2000 Archbishop Nikolaki SawafArchbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite)

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