Archbishop Denys Gaith, B.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
19 Mar 1910		Born
8 Sep 1937	27.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
19 Aug 1971	61.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
12 Sep 1971	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Mar 1986	76.0	Died	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

MicroData Summary
Denys Gaith
Archbishop Denys Gaith B.C.
(born 19 Mar 1910, died 22 Mar 1986)
Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud)

Event Place
Birth Place Yabroud
Ordained Bishop Saint-Constantin et Sainte-Hélène, Church, Yabroud

a priest for 48.5 years
a bishop for 14.5 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. †
Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Nicolas Hajj, B.S. †
Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti

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)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1190033

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 21, Number 1,145
c4: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 46, Additions/Corrections (front)

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