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Paul Youssef Matar
Paul Youssef Matar (born 1 February 1941 in Naameh, Lebanon) was the former Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut. The archeparchial seat is the city of Beirut, at the Saint George Cathedral. Life Paul Youssef Matar was born on February 1, 1941, in the Mount Lebanon Governorate in Na'ameh, located in the historic Chouf Region. On 5 June 1965 at the age of 24, Matar was ordained to the priesthood. His appointment as auxiliary bishop of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch was on 7 June 1991 as his appointment as Titular bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti. His ordination to the episcopate took place on 3 August 1991 by the hands of the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and his co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch, and Boutros Gemayel, Archeparch of Cyprus. On June 8, 1996, at the age of 55 years, Paul Youssef Matar was appointed archbishop of the Archeparchy of Beirut. Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Aoun (bishop)
Michel Aoun (born June 2, 1959 in Damour, Lebanon) is the current Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Byblos. Life Michel Aoun received on 9 June 1984 his priestly ordination. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed on 16 January 2012 his election as Eparch of Byblos. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (or Raï; syr, ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; ar, بشارة بطرس الراعي, Mor Bishārah Buṭrus al-Rāʿī; la, Béchara Petrus Raï) (born on 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patri ..., OMM, ordained him on 25 February 2012 to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Samir Mazloum, retired Curial bishop of Antioch, and Paul Youssef Matar, Archeparch of Beirut. Aoun was introduced into the office on 26 February of the same year. References External links * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jbei0.htm 1959 births Living people 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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21st-century Maronite Catholic Bishops
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Lebanese Clergy
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1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Université La Sagesse
The Université La Sagesse (), also known by the acronym ULS, is an established academic institute in Furn-El-Chebak, Lebanon. The university was established according to decree 1947 in 1999. But the university's Higher College of Law goes back to 1875. The university is associated with Collège de la Sagesse, a Lebanese educational institution founded in 1875 that ran a Higher Institute of Law now incorporated in the university. Sagesse also includes a wide network of Lebanese Maronite elementary and secondary schools many of them continuing to study at the university. But the university runs independently from the Sagesse school programme although it is similarly supervised by the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut. The University of Wisdom provides young people with a wide range of specializations that enable them to acquire the skills necessary for the success of their project,. The Sagesse University contains the following faculties: *Faculty of Law *Faculty of Canoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collège De La Sagesse
The Collège de la Sagesse ( ar, کلیة الحکمة) is a Lebanese major national and Catholic school founded in 1875 by the Maronite archbishop of Beirut at the time, Joseph Debs who laid the first stone of the original building. The school originally known as l'École de la Sagesse ( ar, مدرسة الحکمة) is one of the oldest educational institutions in Lebanon and the region. The school offers programs leading to the Lebanese Baccalaureate and the French Baccalaureate. It serves ''toute petite section'' through ''terminale S'' (the final year of ''lycée'' or senior high school/sixth form college).*Sagesse Saint-Élie, also known as Sagesse Clemenceau, in West Beiru*Sagesse Saint Jean-Maron, campus in Ain El Remmaneh, Ain el-Remmaneh, Baabda Districtbr>*Sagesse Saint-Jean, campus in Brasilia, Baabda Districtbr>*Sagesse Sainte-Marie - providing Lebanese and English language, English programs accredited by the Middle States Association of colleges and schools. *Sage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Abdel Sater
Paul (Boulos) Abdel Sater (born 20 September 1962 in Aïn El Remmaneh, Lebanon) is a Curial bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Life Paul Abdel Sater received his ordination to the priesthood on 29 June 1987 and became priest of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut. The Synod of the Maronite Church of Antioch elected him Curial Bishop of the Maronite Patriarchate, with Pope Francis confirming his election on July 28, 2015, and appointing him as the titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, O.M.M., ordained on 5 September of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Archeparch of Beirut, Paul Youssef Matar, and the Archeparch of Haifa and the Holy Land, Moussa El-Hage Moussa El-Hage ( ar, موسى الحاج, born on 19 February 1954, in Aintoura, Lebanon), is a Maronite Catholic eparch, now Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land The Archeparchy of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Tarabay
Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, OLM (born 15 November 1967 in Tannourine, Lebanon) is the current Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney. Life Antoine Tarabay joined the Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Order of Monks and on 17 October 1992 made his perpetual religious vows. Tarabay received on 11 July 1993 his ordination to the priesthood. On April 17, 2013 Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM, ordained him on May 25 of the same year and his co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Beirut, Paul Youssef Matar Paul Youssef Matar (born 1 February 1941 in Naameh, Lebanon) was the former Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut. The archeparchial seat is the city of Beirut, at the Saint George Cathedral. Life Paul Youssef Matar was bor ..., and the Bishop of Batroun, Mounir Khairallah. References External links .html" ;"titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Emile Mouawad
Joseph Mouawad (born 26 March 1970 in Mayfouq, Lebanon) is the current eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Zahleh in Lebanon. Life Joseph Mouawad received his priestly ordination on 13 August 1995. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed his appointment as Curial Bishop of Antioch and appointed him on 16 June 2012 Titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM ordained him on 28 July of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Samir Mazloum, retired Curial Bishop of Antioch, Guy-Paul Noujaim, emeritus Curial Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh, Paul Youssef Matar, Archeparch of Beirut, Francis Némé Baïssari, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh, Paul Nabil El-Sayah, Curial Bishop of Antioch, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archbishop Emeritus of Antelias, Simon Atallah, OAM, Eparch of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar, François Eid, OMM, procurator of the Maronite Patriarch at the Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroun Ammar
Maroun Ammar (born 10 February 1956 in Hajjéh, Lebanon) is Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon (Saida). Life Maroun Ammar received on 17 September 1983 his priestly ordination. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed his appointment as auxiliary bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh to Joubbé and as Titular Bishop of Canatha on 16 June 2012. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM ordained him on 28 July of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Samir Mazloum, retired Curial Bishop of Antioch, Guy-Paul Noujaim, Emeritus Curia Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh, Paul Youssef Matar, Archeparch of Beirut, Francis Némé Baïssari, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh, Paul Nabil El-Sayah, Curial Bishop of Antioch, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Emeritus Archeparch of Antelias, Simon Atallah, OAM, Bishop of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar, François Eid, OMM, procurator of the Maronite Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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