Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Cyrille V (Constantin) Za’im † ( 1672 Appointed - 6 Jan 1721 Died)
• Athanasius Dabbas † ( 1685 Appointed - 24 Jul 1724 Died)
• Cyril VI (Séraphim) Tanas † (24 Sep 1724 Ordained Bishop - 10 Jan 1760 Died)
• Maximos II Hakim † (1 Aug 1760 Confirmed - 15 Nov 1761 Died)
• Théodose V (Athanase) Dahan, B.C. † (9 Jul 1764 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1788 Died)
• Athanase IV Jaouhar (Jawhar) † (5 May 1788 Confirmed - 2 Dec 1794 Died)
• Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (27 Jun 1796 Confirmed - 6 Aug 1796 Died)
• Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (31 Aug 1796 Appointed - 21 Jan 1812 Died)
• Ignace IV Sarrouf, B.C. † (21 Feb 1812 Appointed - 18 Nov 1812 Died)
• Athanase IV Matar † (14 Aug 1813 Appointed - 20 Nov 1813 Died)
• Macaire IV Tawil, B.S. † (28 Nov 1813 Appointed - 3 Dec 1815 Died)
• Ignace V Cattan (Qattan) † (1 Jul 1816 Ordained Bishop - 13 Mar 1833 Died)
• Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1 Feb 1836 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1855 Died)
• Clément Bahous † (16 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 13 Aug 1864 Resigned)
• Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 13 Jul 1897 Died)
• Peter IV Géraigiry † (24 Mar 1898 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1902 Died)
• Cyrille VIII Geha † (22 Jun 1903 Confirmed - 10 Jan 1916 Died)
• Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (3 Jul 1919 Confirmed - 25 Oct 1925 Died)
• Cyril IX Mogabgab † (21 Jun 1926 Confirmed - 8 Sep 1947 Died)
• Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (21 Jun 1948 Confirmed - 5 Nov 1967 Died)
• Maximos V (George) Hakim † (26 Nov 1967 Confirmed - 22 Nov 2000 Retired)
• Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (5 Dec 2000 Confirmed - 6 May 2017 Retired)
• Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P. (21 Jun 2017 Elected - )

Historical Summary

information not available at this time

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	12,800	500,000	2.6%	18	8	26	492				15	ap1951
1970	20,000	1,000,000	2.0%	20	3	23	869		3	15	15	ap1971

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michel Abrass, B.A. (Curial Bishop: 17 Oct 2006 to 21 Jun 2014)
• Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P. (Curial Bishop: 22 Jun 2001 to 13 Oct 2007; Patriarch: 21 Jun 2017 - )
• Jean-Clément Jeanbart (Administrator: 6 May 2017 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. (Patriarch: 5 Dec 2000 to 6 May 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• François Abou Mokh, B.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1978; Curial Bishop: 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Paul Antaki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1998 to 29 Dec 2011)
• Clément Bahous † (Patriarch: 16 Jun 1856 to 13 Aug 1864)
• Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (Patriarch: 3 Jul 1919 to 25 Oct 1925)
• Ignace V Cattan (Qattan) † (Patriarch: 1 Jul 1816 to 13 Mar 1833)
• Athanasius Dabbas † (Patriarch: 1685 to 24 Jul 1724)
• Théodose V (Athanase) Dahan, B.C. † (Patriarch: 9 Jul 1764 to 30 Mar 1788)
• Néophytos Edelby, B.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Dec 1961 to 6 Mar 1968)
• Cyrille VIII Geha † (Patriarch: 22 Jun 1903 to 10 Jan 1916)
• Peter IV Géraigiry † (Patriarch: 24 Mar 1898 to 24 Apr 1902)
• Salim Ghazal, B.S. † (Curial Bishop: 22 Jun 2001 to 14 Apr 2005)
• Macarios Haddad † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1852 - )
• Nicolas Hajj, B.S. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 30 Jul 1965 to 3 Nov 1984)
• Maximos II Hakim † (Patriarch: 1 Aug 1760 to 15 Nov 1761)
• Maximos V (George) Hakim † (Patriarch: 26 Nov 1967 to 22 Nov 2000)
• Athanase IV Jaouhar (Jawhar) † (Patriarch: 5 May 1788 to 2 Dec 1794)
• Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 19 Aug 1980; Curial Bishop: 1997 to 17 Oct 2002)
• Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (Patriarch: 31 Aug 1796 to 21 Jan 1812)
• Athanase IV Matar † (Patriarch: 14 Aug 1813 to 20 Nov 1813)
• Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (Patriarch: 1 Feb 1836 to 11 Aug 1855)
• Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1943 to 1969)
• Cyril IX Mogabgab † (Patriarch: 21 Jun 1926 to 8 Sep 1947)
• Elias Nijmé, B.A. † (Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary: 16 Aug 1971 to 7 Feb 1978)
• Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1968 to 27 Feb 1988)
• Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (Patriarch: 21 Jun 1948 to 5 Nov 1967)
• Ignace IV Sarrouf, B.C. † (Patriarch: 21 Feb 1812 to 18 Nov 1812)
• Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (Patriarch: 27 Jun 1796 to 6 Aug 1796)
• Cyril VI (Séraphim) Tanas † (Patriarch: 24 Sep 1724 to 10 Jan 1760)
• Macaire IV Tawil, B.S. † (Patriarch: 28 Nov 1813 to 3 Dec 1815)
• Saba Youakim, B.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1968 to 15 Oct 1970)
• Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (Patriarch: 27 Mar 1865 to 13 Jul 1897)
• Cyrille V (Constantin) Za’im † (Patriarch: 1672 to 6 Jan 1721)

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