Archbishop Giuseppe Matar †

Deceased

Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
17 Mar 1814		Born
19 Mar 1839	25.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
6 Jul 1851	37.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
28 Sep 1851	37.5	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
14 Mar 1882	67.9	Died	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

MicroData Summary
Giuseppe Matar
Archbishop Giuseppe Matar
(born 17 Mar 1814, died 14 Mar 1882)
Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab]

First Vatican Council: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Aleppo

a priest for 42.9 years
a bishop for 30.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Joseph IX Ragi (Youssef) El-Khazen (Gazeno) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Paul Musa Kassab †
Bishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
Bishop Giuseppe Giagia †
Bishop of Cyprus (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Joseph IX Ragi (Youssef) El-Khazen (Gazeno) † (1830)
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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Clement Joseph David † (1879)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64735076

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1872
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1851, Number 45

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