Bishop Michel Kassarji

Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Jun 1956		Born
6 May 1985	28.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
Jan 2000³	43.5	Appointed	Patriarchal Administrator of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
12 Jan 2001	44.6	Appointed	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
10 Mar 2001	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Michel Kassarji
Bishop Michel Kassarji
(born 1 Jun 1956)
Bishop of Beirut {Bairut}

Ad Limina - January 2009: Bishop
Ad Limina - February 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Zahlé, Apostolic Administration of Upper Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained Priest Notre-Dame de Perpétuel Secourus, Church, Bauchrieh, Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean)
Ordained Bishop Archange Gabriel, Cathedral, Baabda-Brazilia, Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean)

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Raphaël I Bidawid †
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Antoine Audo, S.J.
Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean)
Bishop Georges Scandar †
Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Raphaël I Bidawid † (1957)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VII Ghanima † (1925)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas † (1892)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan † (1874)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Patriarch Joseph VI Audu † (1825)
Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Augustin Hindi † (1804)
Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean)
Bishop Isaie Jesu-Yab-Jean Guriel † (1795)
Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean)
Archbishop Youhanan VIII Hormez †
Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Zahlé, Apostolic Administration of Upper Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
Ordained Priest	Notre-Dame de Perpétuel Secourus, Church, Bauchrieh, Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean)
Ordained Bishop	Archange Gabriel, Cathedral, Baabda-Brazilia, Eparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1930782

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 162, Number 13,929
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 163, Additions/Corrections (front)
bpd/opd/loc/padm: CB, 12 Apr 2026

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