Bishop Ignatius Ghattas, B.S. †

Deceased

Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Dec 1920		Born
7 Jul 1946	25.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)
2 Dec 1989	68.9	Appointed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
23 Feb 1990	69.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
11 Oct 1992	71.7	Died	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

MicroData Summary
Ignatius Ghattas
Bishop Ignatius Ghattas B.S.
(born 25 Dec 1920, died 11 Oct 1992)
Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston)

Event Place
Birth Place Nazareth, Eparchy of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel
Ordained Priest Saint-Sauveur, Convent, Joun, Lebanon
Ordained Bishop Saint Elie, Church, Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio
Death Place Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio
Buried Place (Original) Saint Basil Seminary, Cemetery, Methuen, Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 46.2 years
a bishop for 2.6 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Gabriele (Nicola) Nabaa, B.S. †
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Eparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop François Abou Mokh, B.S. †
Titular Archbishop of Palmyra 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), 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):

Find a Grave (Grave): 216948428
WikiData: Q1657354

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 119, Number 10,693
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 133
c1: CB, 20 May 2022

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