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Augustin Farah
Augustin Farah (4 May 1910 in Kara, Lebanon – 31 March 1983) was an archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Zahle and Forzol. Ecclesiastical career On September 8, 1937, he became an ordained priest. Farah was named on March 7, 1961, for the Archeparchy of Tripoli and was ordained bishop on June 18, 1961. The ordination was headed by the Patriarch of Antioch Maximos IV Sayegh, SMSP, at his co-consecrators were the Archbishops Philippe Nabaa of Beirut and Byblos and Athanase Ach-Chaer, BC, of Banyas. When the Diocese of Tripoli was elevated to the Archdiocese, Farah also received on 18 November 1964 the title of archbishop. From 1962 to 1965 he was a participant at all meetings of the Second Vatican Council. In 1965, Farah was shortly Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem.http://catholicchurch-holyland.com/?p=240 On August 25, 1977, he was appointed Jean Bassoul's successor at the Melkite Greek Catholic Arche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy Of Tripoli
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli (in Latin: Archeparchy Tripolitana Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. It is governed by Archeparch Eduard Daher, BC. Territory and statistics The archeparchy extends its jurisdiction over the faithful of the North Governorate in Lebanon. Its archeparchial seat is the city of Tripoli, where is located the cathedral of Saint George, built in 1835. The territory is divided into 15 parishes and has 10,000 Catholics. History The see of Tyre is an ancient one, already known in the fourth century, was restored on 21 March 1897. On 28 April 1961 it gave a portion of territory for the creation of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Latakia of the Melkites. On 18 November 1964 it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy. In 1969 the Holy Synod of the Melkite decided to merge the Batroun District inside the archeparchy, which had been par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |