Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney

Details

Date of Birth	20th September, 1925
Place of Birth	Aitou, North Lebanon, Lebanon

Priesthood

Date of Ordination	24th March, 1951
Place of Ordination	Paris, France

Episcopate

Appointed	Bishop of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney
Appointed On	15th December, 1990
Appointed By	Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II)
Date of Episcopal Ordination	6th January, 1991
Place of Episcopal Ordination	Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Principal Consecrator	Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II)
Co-Consecrator 1	Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re
Co-Consecrator 2	Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali

Further Appointments

• Appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 26th October, 2001 by Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II) .

Other

Introduced into the Diocese

The Lebanese Maronite Missionaries in 1993. The Antonine Monks in 1998.

Further Details

Inherited the Diocese of Saint Maroun (Maronite) Sydney, NSW, Australia on 4th March, 1991.

Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney

Details

Date of Birth	20th September, 1925
Place of Birth	Aitou, North Lebanon, Lebanon

Priesthood

Date of Ordination	24th March, 1951
Place of Ordination	Paris, France

Episcopate

Appointed	Bishop of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney
Appointed On	15th December, 1990
Appointed By	Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II)
Date of Episcopal Ordination	6th January, 1991
Place of Episcopal Ordination	Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Principal Consecrator	Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II)
Co-Consecrator 1	Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re
Co-Consecrator 2	Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali

Further Appointments

• Appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maroun's Diocese - Maronite Rite - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 26th October, 2001 by Pope Karol Jozef Wojtyla (John Paul II) .

Other

Introduced into the Diocese

The Lebanese Maronite Missionaries in 1993. The Antonine Monks in 1998.

Further Details

Inherited the Diocese of Saint Maroun (Maronite) Sydney, NSW, Australia on 4th March, 1991.