Archbishop Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †

Deceased

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

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Jun 1931		Born
29 Jun 1956	25.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
23 Aug 1975	44.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
14 Sep 1975	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
23 Nov 1999	68.4	Died	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Habib Bacha
Archbishop Habib Bacha S.M.S.P.
(born 24 Jun 1931, died 23 Nov 1999)
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail}

Event Place
Birth Place Tyr, Archeparchy of Tyr (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Saint Paul, Basilica, Harissa, Archeparchy of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 43.4 years
a bishop for 24.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Jean Bassoul, B.S. †
Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
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)

Ordained Priest:
Archbishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. (1980)
Archbishop Joseph Gébara (1993)
Archbishop Georges Wadih Bacouni (Bakouny) (1995)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Spiridon Mattar † (1978)
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. † (1980)
Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P. † (1983)
Archbishop Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. † (1986)
Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad † (1988)
Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart (1995)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/69992
VIAF: 239349794
WikiData: Q1119669

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 158, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 36, Number 2,192
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1975, Number 132

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