Bishop Ad Abi Karam

Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Mar 1937		Born
25 Mar 1962	24.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
26 Oct 2001	64.5	Appointed	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
12 Jan 2002	64.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
8 Feb 2002	64.8	Installed	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
17 Apr 2013	76.0	Retired	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

MicroData Summary
Ad Abi Karam
Bishop Ad Abi Karam
(born 28 Mar 1937)
Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney

Ad Limina - March 2004: Bishop
Ad Limina - October 2011: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Kornet Chehwan, Lebanon

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
Bishop Samir Mazloum
Titular Bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Blessed Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (1820)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (1786)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Joseph VI Estephan † (1754)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Siméon VII Awad † (1716)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Jacob IV Awad † (1698)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Bl. Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (1656)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q345422

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 166, Number 14,115
r: Bollettino, 17 Apr 2013
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)

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