Archbishop George Riashi, B.C. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Nov 1933		Born
28 Aug 1955	21.7	Solemn Vows	Member of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
4 Apr 1965	31.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
26 Mar 1987	53.3	Appointed	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia
19 Jul 1987	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia
28 Jul 1995	61.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
22 Sep 1995	61.8	Installed	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
3 Mar 2010	76.2	Retired	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
28 Oct 2012	78.9	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)

MicroData Summary
George Riashi
Archbishop George Riashi B.C.
(born 25 Nov 1933, died 28 Oct 2012)
Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus}

Event Place
Birth Place Kaael-Rim
Ordained Bishop St Jean de Choueir, Convent, Khonchara

a priest for 47.5 years
a bishop for 25.2 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †
Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria 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):

WikiData: Q1508172

Source(s):

r: Annuario Pontificio, Year 2011
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 106, Number 9,259
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 212, Necrology (back)
sole/c1/i: CB, 18 Jul 2017
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 104, Number 9,043

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