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Syrian Arab Republic

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
28 Jan 1940 Archbishop Jacques Georges Habib HafouriArchbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian)
20 Jul 1947 Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
2 Jul 1950 Archbishop Paul AntakiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
12 Apr 1952 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
16 Jul 1952 Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
15 Jul 1953 Bishop Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep
3 Jan 1954 Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite)
17 Oct 1954 Archbishop Denys Raboula Antoine BeylouniArchbishop Emeritus of Alep (Syrian)
17 Oct 1954 Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Cardinal DaoudPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
30 May 1957 Archbishop Raymond EidArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Maronite)
8 Dec 1957 Bishop Iwannis Louis AwadVicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)
22 Jun 1958 Bishop Salim Ghazal, B.S.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
Most Junior
1981 Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
24 Dec 1980 Bishop Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) CoussaBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
24 Aug 1980 Bishop Abdo Arbach, B.C.Exarch of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
17 Aug 1980 Archbishop Samir NassarArchbishop of Damas (Maronite)
11 Apr 1980 Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A.Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite)
5 Aug 1979 Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.Bishop of Alep (Chaldean)
6 Oct 1974 Archbishop Théophile Georges KassabArchbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian)
1 Jul 1973 Archbishop Denys Antoine ChahdaArchbishop of Alep (Syrian)
6 May 1973 Bishop Joseph Absi, S.M.S.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite)
17 Sep 1972 Bishop Issam John Darwich (Darwish), B.S.Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite), Australia
4 Jul 1971 Archbishop Boutros MarayatiArchbishop of Alep (Armenian)
2 Aug 1970 Bishop Massoud MassoudBishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite)

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