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Abdallah Elias Zaidan (
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: الياس عبدالله زيدان) born on March 10, 1963, in Kosaybé,
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) is a Maronite Catholic
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, or eparch, in the
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. He has served as the third eparch of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles since 2013.


Early life and Priesthood

Abdallah Elias Zaidan was born in Kosaybé,
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. He professed
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as a member of the
Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries , type = Religious institute , headquarters = Monastery of Saint John the Beloved, Jounieh, Lebanon , location = Jounieh, Lebanon , membership = 120 , leader_title = Superior General , leader ...
on September 26, 1984, and was ordained a priest on July 20, 1986. As a priest Zaidan served as a school administrator and as a pastor of several parishes, including as
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of Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral. He speaks Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.


Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles

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named Zaidan the Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles on July 10, 2013. He was ordained a bishop on September 28, 2013, by Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, O.M.M., the
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. Eparch-Emeritus
Robert Joseph Shaheen Robert Joseph Shaheen (3 June 1937 – 9 August 2017) was an American prelate of the Maronite Catholic Church. He was the former Eparch of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. He resided at St. Raymond's Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri. Life ...
and Archeparch
Camille Zaidan Camille Zaidan was the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias in Lebanon. Life Camille Zaidan received his ordination to the priesthood on October 23, 1971. On June 6, 2011, he was elected bishop by Synod of Maronite bishops ...
of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias in Lebanon were the co-consecrators.


See also

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* List of Catholic bishops of the United States * Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops


References


External links


Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles Official Site
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/olle0.htm


Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaidan, Abdallah Elias 1963 births Living people American Eastern Catholic bishops Lebanese-American Maronite Catholic bishops Lebanese Maronites Clergy from St. Louis 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops American Maronites Lebanese emigrants to the United States Bishops appointed by Pope Francis