Bishop Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)

Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

Titular Bishop of Aradus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
14 Mar 1969		Born
14 Sep 1995	26.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
17 Jun 2016	47.2	Appointed	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
17 Jun 2016	47.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Aradus
3 Aug 2016	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Aradus
17 Jun 2017	48.2	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)
Bishop Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)
(born 14 Mar 1969)
Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh

Ad Limina - November 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Andket
Ordained Bishop église patriarcale, Diman

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †
Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
Archbishop Paul Nabil El-Sayah
Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M. (1986)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Blessed Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
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: Q24669382

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 17 Jun 2016
ob/c2: CB, 24 Jun 2016
c34: CB, 3 Aug 2016
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 229, Number 19,068
ln: CB, 17 Jun 2017
ab: CB, 17 Jun 2017
jsjm: CB, 15 Jun 2019

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