Bishop Nicholas James Samra

Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Aug 1944		Born
Apr 1970³	25.6	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of United States of America (Melkite Greek)
10 May 1970	25.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of United States of America (Melkite Greek)
22 Apr 1989	44.6	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
22 Apr 1989	44.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
6 Jul 1989	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gerasa
11 Jan 2005	60.4	Resigned	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
15 Jun 2011	66.8	Appointed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
23 Aug 2011	67.0	Installed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
16 Jan 2015	70.4	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)
20 Dec 2019	75.3	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)
20 Aug 2022	78.0	Retired	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Nicholas James Samra
Bishop Nicholas James Samra
(born 15 Aug 1944)
Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston)

Ad Limina - May 2012: Bishop
Ad Limina - February 2020: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Paterson, NJ
Ordained Deacon St. Joseph, Church, Lawrence, MA
Ordained Priest Ste. Anne, Church, West Paterson, NJ
Ordained Bishop Ste. Anne, Church, West Paterson, NJ

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti
Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Michel Hakim, B.S. †
Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †
Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † (1960)
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
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:
Bishop John Michael (Ion Mihai) Botean (1996)
Archbishop Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro (2015)
Bishop François Elias Beyrouti (2022)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q1718031

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 15 Jun 2011
i: CB, 28 Jun 2011
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 116, Number 10,355
ab: Bollettino, 16 Jan 2015
c01: CB, 15 Aug 2021
od: CB, 10 Jun 2022
r: Bollettino, 20 Aug 2022

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