Basile Khoury, BS (15 August 1900, Borj-Safita, today Syria – 22 April 1985) was the first Archeparch of the

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon (in Latin: Archeparchia Sidoniensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. In 2010 there were 32,000 baptized ...

in Lebanon.

Life

Basile Khoury was ordained priest on May 2, 1928 and became Chaplain of the Melkite Basilian from the Holy Redeemer (BS). He was named to the Eparchy of Sidon, being appointed on 15 March 1947 at 25 March 1947 ordained to the episcopate. At the beginning of the 1960s during his tenure and under his patronage was erected a hexagonal chapel in Maghdouché, a Lebanese pilgrimage center, and this chapel had 28 meter high with a statue of "

Our Lady of Mantara Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd. The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor E ...

". Khoury was a Council Father during the first and second sessions of the

Second Vatican Council The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st Catholic ecumenical councils, ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions) ...

(1962-1965). On November 18, 1964, the Eparchy of Sidon was elevated to Archeparchy by

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

and Khoury was appointed Archbishop of Sidon. On 30 July 1965 he was co-consecrator of the Archbishop

Georges Haddad Georges Haddad (14 March 1924, in Beit Chabad, Lebanon – 30 December 1985) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre in Lebanon. Priest Having entered the Seminary of Saint Anne in Rabweh in 1935, he finished his studie ...

. On reaching the age limit, he was, at the same time appointed with 77 years on August 25, 1977 Titular Bishop of Myra of Greek Melkites and until his death on April 22, 1985 became Archbishop Emeritus of Sidon.

References

External links

Catholic-hierarchy.org
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