Archbishop Béchara Richard Chémali †

Deceased

Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Mar 1877		Born
23 May 1900	23.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Damas (Maronite), Syria
9 May 1920	43.1	Appointed	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
23 May 1920	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
24 Dec 1927	50.7	Died	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

MicroData Summary
Béchara Richard Chémali
Archbishop Béchara Richard Chémali
(born 15 Mar 1877, died 24 Dec 1927)
Archbishop of Damas

Event Place
Birth Place Suhaileh
Ordained Bishop Bkerké, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

a priest for 27.5 years
a bishop for 7.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Blessed Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Yuhanna Murad †
Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite)
Bishop Paul Akl †
Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
Bishop Augustin Bostani †
Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite)
Archbishop Ignace Mobarak †
Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite)
Archbishop Paul Aouad (Awad, Auad) †
Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
Bishop Pierre Feghali †
Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria
Bishop Louis Joseph El-Khazen, O.A.M. †
Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Elie Rischa (Richa) † (1926)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 288802154
WikiData: Q64761427

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1927
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1920, Number 25
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 74, Number 5,910, Additions/Corrections (back)

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