Archbishop Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. †

Deceased

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

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 Oct 1927		Born
1939²	11.2	Professed	Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
1948²	20.2	Solemn Vows	Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
3 Jan 1954	26.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
20 Aug 1986	58.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Oct 1986	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
20 Jun 2005	77.6	Retired	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
9 Dec 2022	95.1	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé
Archbishop Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé B.C.
(born 8 Oct 1927, died 9 Dec 2022)
Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud)

Event Place
Birth Place Kaïtouly
Ordained Bishop Assumption, Cathedral, Zahleh, Archeparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
Death Place Lebanon
Buried Place (Original) Saint John Monastery, Choerite Monks, Cemetery, Khenchara, Lebanon

a priest for 68.9 years
a bishop for 36.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop André Haddad, B.S. †
Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)

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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Antoine Hayek, B.C. † (1990)
Archbishop Georges El-Murr, B.C. † (1992)
Archbishop Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. (2007)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q330427

Source(s):

prof/sole/r: CB, 17 Jul 2017
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 100, Number 8,669
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 102, Additions/Corrections (front)
d: CB, 9 Dec 2022

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