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Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy Of Baniyas
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas (in Latin: Archeparchy Caesariensis or Paneadensis) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. In 2009 there were 2,500 baptized. It is currently governed by Archeparch Georges Nicholas Haddad, SMSP. The Archeparchy is named after the city of Baniyas. Territory and statistics The archeparchy includes the southeastern part of Lebanon. The archeparchial seat is the town of Marjayoun with its Saint Peter's Cathedral, built in 1892 and restored in 1968 after a fire. The archeparchy had 11 parishes at the end of 2012. History Ancient seat is dating from the fourth century, and was restored as eparchy on February 25, 1886. On November 18, 1964, it was elevated to the rank of archeparchy. Bishops * Basile Finan (1724 - 1752) * Maximos Sallal El Fakhoury (1759 - 1768) * Headquarters suppressed (1768-1886) * Barakat Geraigiry (February 22, 1886 - March 24, 1898 confirmed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea; its location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland has contributed to its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious diversity. It is part of the Levant region of the Middle East. Lebanon is home to roughly six million people and covers an area of , making it the second smallest country in continental Asia. The official language of the state is Arabic, while French is also formally recognized; the Lebanese dialect of Arabic is used alongside Modern Standard Arabic throughout the country. The earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon dates back over 7000 years, predating recorded history. Modern-day Lebanon was home to the Phoenicians, a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. The canonical hours are very long and complicated, lasting about eight hours (longer during Great Lent) but are abridged outside of large Monastery, monasteries. An iconostasis, a partition covered with icons, separates Sanctuary#Sanctuary as area around the altar, the area around the altar from the nave. The Sign of the cross#Eastern Orthodoxy, sign of the cross, accompanied by bowing, is made very frequently, e.g., more than a hundred times during the Divine Liturgy#Byzantine Rite, divine liturgy, and there is prominent veneration of icons, a general acceptance of the congregants freely moving within the church and interacting with each other, and distinctive traditions of liturgical chanting. Some traditional practices are falling out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youssef Absi
Youssef Absi ''Società dei Missionari di San Paolo'' – Missionary Society of St. Paul (Melkite Greek); se ( ar, يوسف عبسي ; la, Iosephus Absi; born June 20, 1946, in Damascus, Syria) is the current patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since June 21, 2017. Ecclesiastical career On May 6, 1973, Youssef Absi was ordained a priest and became chaplain of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (Italian: '' Società dei Missionari di San Paolo''; abbreviated as S.M.S.P.), a Melkite Greek Society of Apostolic Life that is also known as the ''Pères Paulistes''. After the conclusion of philosophical and theological studies at the Major Seminary of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon, he obtained a licentiate in philosophy at the Lebanese University, a licentiate in theology at the Institute of St. Paul in Harissa, and a doctorate in musical science and hymnography at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. On June 22, 2001, he was appointed titular archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Nicholas Haddad
Georges Nicolas Haddad, SMSP (born 24 June 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon) is the current bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas, Lebanon. Ecclesiastical career Haddad was ordained a priest on August 28, 1983 as a member of the Melkite religious community Missionary Society of St. Paul. On 20 April 2002, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Myra of Greek Melkites with simultaneous appointment as Apostolic Exarch of Argentina. His episcopal ordination was performed on 23 June 2002 by Gregory III Laham BS, Melkite Patriarch of Antioch, and his co-consecrators were André Haddad, BS (Archbishop of Zahle and Furzol) and Georges El-Murr, BC (Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia). On 21 March 2003 Haddad was appointed Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy Of Tyre
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre (Latin: Archeparchy Tyrensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a metropolitan see of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. In 2009 there were 3,100 baptized. It is currently governed by an Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S., because of the 31 January 2021 removal of Archeparch Michael Abrass, BA. Territory and statistics The archeparchy includes the southwestern part of Lebanon, corresponding to the District of Tyre in the South Governorate and neighbouring areas in the Nabatieh Governorate, altogether some 1,500 km2. Its archeparchial seat is the city of Tyre with the Cathedral of Saint Thomas. In 2011, the territory was divided into twelve parishes: - St. Thomas, Our Lady of the Annunciation, and Holy Christine in the city of Tyre itself, - Saint Joseph in Qana, Saint-Élie in Alma Chaab, and Saint Thomas in Nafakhiye, in the Tyre District, - Our Lady of the Assumption in Safad El Battikh, Saint-Georges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baniyas
Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa). It is known for its citrus fruit orchards and its export of wood. North of the city is an oil refinery, one of the largest in Syria, and a power station. The oil refinery is connected with Iraq with Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline (now defunct). On a nearby hill stands the Crusader castle of Margat (Qalaat el-Marqab), a huge Knights Hospitaller fortress built with black basalt stone. History In Phoenician and Hellenistic times, it was an important seaport. Some have identified it with the Hellenistic city of Leucas (from colonists from the island Lefkada), in Greece, mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium. It was a colony of Aradus, Strabo, ''Geographica'', 16.2.12Greek sourcean and was placed by Stephanus in the late Roman province of Phoenicia, though it belonged rather to the provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter IV Geraigiry
Peter IV Barakat Géraigiry (or ''Jaraijiry'', 1841–1902) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1898 until 1902. Life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon on August 6, 1841, Géraigiry was ordained priest on March 16, 1862, with a special permission due to his young age. He soon set up an elementary school in Zahle and became a teacher in the patriarchal college of Beirut. From 1874 to 1878 he studied theology in France. When he returned to Lebanon he became director of the schools of his diocese. In 1882 Géraigiry was appointed delegate of the Patriarch and thus he traveled to Rome, Paris, Istanbul. On February 21, 1886, patriarch Gregory II Youssef consecrated bishop Géraigiry and appointed him responsible of the newly created diocese of Paneas, where he set up twenty-three Christian schools. After the lengthy and eventful reign of Gregory II Youssef, on February 24, 1898, Géraigiry was appointed patriarch of the Melkites following his election by the Melkite synod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidore Fattal
Isidore Fattal (born 26 October 1886 in Aleppo, Syria – died on 4 September 1961 in Aleppo) was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Lebanon and Syria. Life On July 20, 1912, Isidore Fattal received the ordination to the priesthood and on July 20, 1943, was appointed Bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas in Lebanon. The consecration took place on 1 August 1943. In the same year and month he was appointed Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo in Syria. His successor in Banyas was Archbishop Antonio Basilio Leone Kilzi, BA. From 13 August 1943 until his death on September 4, 1961, Fattal held that post and died at the age of 75 years. His successor in Aleppo was Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi. The "Great bishop of Syria" In a biography (1963) Archimandrite Ignace Dickhttp://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85000717/ referred to the Archbishop Fattal as the "Great bishop of Syria". He writes: "Archbishop Isidore Fattal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Hajj
Nicolas Hajj, BS (born on 30 June 1907 in Machgara, Lebanon - died on 12 January 1995) was a Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas. Life Nicolas Hajj was ordained to the priesthood on April 1, 1934 as Chaplain of the Melkite Basilian of the Most Holy Redeemer Order. On 30 July 1965, he was appointed as archbishop and his ordination was performed per hac vice and became Auxiliary Bishop in the Melkite Patriarchate of Antioch and titular Archbishop of Damietta of Greek Melkites. On September 9, 1965, he was consecrated bishop by Patriarch of Antioch Maximos IV Sayegh, SMSP consecrated bishop. His co-consecrators were the archbishops Pierre Kamel Medawar, SMSP and Néophytos Edelby, BA. On November 3, 1984 Nicolas Hajj was appointed Archbishop of Banyas in Lebanon. For age-related reasons, he resigned his office on September 18, 1985 and became emeritus archbishop until his death on January 12, 1995. From 14 September to 8 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Bacha
Habib Bacha, SMSP (June 24, 1931 in Tyre, Lebanon – 23 November 1999) was Melkite Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and Byblos. Priests and promotion Habib Bacha received his priestly ordination on 29 June 1956 leading church offices. Previously, he was at the seminary of St. Paul in Jerusalem, where completed his studies in theology and philosophy. Bacha was appointed in 1975 Melkite Archbishop of Beirut and Byblos and continued his studies in Rome after episcopal ordination. He received his title of Doctor in Theology in Rome and at the same time he taught at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, where he was secretary for Islam. From 1968 to 1975 he was Superior General of the Congregation of the St. Paul. Archbishop On August 23, 1975 Habib Bacha was appointed Archbishop of Beirut and Byblos. The consecration took place on 14 September 1975, being his consecrator Archbishop Maximos V Hakim (Melkite Patriarch of the Patriarchate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Raya
Joseph Raya ( ar, يوسف رايا) (15 August 1916 – 10 June 2005) was a Lebanese-born Melkite Catholic archbishop, theologian, civil rights advocate. He served as metropolitan of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee from 1968 until 1974 and was particularly known for his commitment to seeking reconciliation between Christians, Jews and Muslims. He was also a leading advocate of celebrating the Divine Liturgy in vernacular languages. Life Early life Joseph-Marie Raya was born to Almez and Mikhail Raya of Zahle and was the seventh of eight children.Sabada (2006), p. 55 After finishing his elementary education at the Oriental College he studied in Paris before entering St. Anne's seminary in Jerusalem in 1937. He was ordained a priest of the Melkite Catholic Church on 20 July 1941. He later taught at the Patriarchal College on Queen Nazli Street in Cairo. Raya was expelled from Egypt in 1948 by King Farouk for defending the rights of women. He emigrated to the United States i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
