Archbishop Elias Zoghbi †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
9 Jan 1912		Born
20 Jul 1936	24.5	Ordained Priest	Priest
27 Aug 1954	42.6	Selected	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
2 Sep 1954	42.6	Confirmed	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
2 Sep 1954	42.6	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Nubia
21 Nov 1954	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Nubia
9 Sep 1968	56.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
24 Oct 1988	76.7	Retired	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
16 Jan 2008	96.0	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Elias Zoghbi
Archbishop Elias Zoghbi
(born 9 Jan 1912, died 16 Jan 2008)
Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Le Caire, Patriarchal Vicariate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Le Caire, Patriarchal Vicariate of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 71.4 years
a bishop for 53.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †
Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti
Bishop Dionysios Kfoury †
Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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), 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)

Ordained Priest:
Archbishop Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P. (1958)
Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey † (1967)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Elias Coueter † (1961)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † (1960)
Archbishop Paul Antaki † (1968)
Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P. (1988)
Archbishop Joseph Jules Zerey † (2001)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 84481641
WikiData: Q1329184

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1954, Number 84
d: CB
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 196, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 23, Number 1,340

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