Archbishop Youssef Foraifer †

Deceased

Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Feb 1818		Born
1 Feb 1849	31.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
11 Feb 1872	54.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
11 Feb 1872	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
8 Feb 1889	71.0	Died	Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti

MicroData Summary
Youssef Foraifer
Archbishop Youssef Foraifer
(born 1 Feb 1818, died 8 Feb 1889)
Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti

a priest for 40.0 years
a bishop for 16.9 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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: Q64781257

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1885
ob/c2: CB, 16 Dec 2012
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1872, Number 23
bd/op/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 269, Additions/Corrections (front)

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