Antoine Joubeir (18 August 1918 in Salvador Brazil – 4 June 1994 in Lebanon) was an Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli in

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 li ...

Life

Antoine Joubeir was consecrated priest on November 8, 1942. On 12 July 1975 he was appointed by

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auxiliary bishop of Tripoli and Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti.

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch This is a list of the Maronite patriarchs of Antioch and all the East, the Primate (bishop), primate of the Maronite Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Starting with Paul Peter Massad in 1854, after becoming patriarch of the Maronite Ca ...

Anthony Peter Khoraish Patriarch Moran Mor Anthony III Peter Khoraish (September 20, 1907 – August 19, 1994), (or ''Antonios Boutros Khoraish'', ''Antoine Pierre Khreich'', ''Khraish'', ''Khoraiche'', ar, أنطونيوس الثالث بطرس خريش), was the 75t ...

, consecrated him bishop on August 23, 1975, supported by the co-consecrators

Elie Farah Elie Farah (27 December 1909 in Kafar Berhem, Lebanon – 22 July 2003) was Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus from 1954 to 1986. Life Elie Farah received on April 9, 1935 the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood. On 16 ...

, Archeparch of Cyprus and Bishop Joseph Merhi, MLM, Eparch of Cairo. After the death of his predecessor Antoine Abed the Archeparchy of Tripoli became vacant. Joubeir was from 1975 to 1977

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 missionary apostolic admi ...

of Tripoli and received the title of Archbishop "ad personam". Since 4 August 1977 he was Archeparch of Tripoli and became on 2 July 1993 according to age Emeritus Archbishop. In 1987 he ordained future Archbishop

Joseph Soueif Joseph Antoine Soueif ( ar, يوسف انطوان سويف; born 14 July 1962) is a Lebanese clergyman serving as the Maronite Archbishop of Tripoli. He previously served as the bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus. Life Josep ...

of Cyprus to the priesthood. He was co-consecrator of Abdallah Bared, Titular Bishop of Tarsus (auxiliary bishop in the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch),

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, Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi (later Maronite Patriarch),

Paul-Emile Saadé Paul-Emile Saadé (9 July 1933 – 21 September 2022) was Lebanese Maronite Catholic prelate who was Emeritus Maronite Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun. Life Paul-Emile Saadé was born in Ehden, Mount Lebanon on 9 July 1933. ...

, Titular bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti (auxiliary bishop in Antioch and later bishop of Batroun),

Antoine Torbey Antoine Torbey (15 September 1925 – 9 August 2004) was a Maronite bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia. Life Antoine Torbey received on 24 March 1951 his priestly ordination. Pope John Paul II appointed him on May 2, 1986 Bishop ...

, eparch of Latakia and Gabriel Toubia, his successor as Archeparch of Tripoli. Joubeir died at the age of 75 on June 4, 1994.

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External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjoubeir.html * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/trip1.htm#10657 {{DEFAULTSORT:Joubeir, Antoine 1918 births 1994 deaths Lebanese Maronites 20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops