Archbishop Augustin Farah †

Deceased

Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Note(s): (Ordine Basiliano di S. Giovanni Battista dei Greci Melkiti)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 May 1910		Born
8 Sep 1937	27.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
7 Mar 1961	50.8	Selected	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)
28 Apr 1961	50.9	Confirmed	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)
18 Jun 1961	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)
18 Nov 1964	54.5	Appointed	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
25 Aug 1977	67.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
31 Mar 1983	72.9	Died	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Augustin Farah
Archbishop Augustin Farah
(born 4 May 1910, died 31 Mar 1983)
Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Kara, Archeparchy of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Beirut, Archeparchy of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Death Place Zahleh, Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 45.5 years
a bishop for 21.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. †
Bishop of Bāniyās (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour), B.S. † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous, B.S. † (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), B.S. † (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)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q767737

Source(s):

c2+: CB
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1961, Number 78

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