Georges Chihane (born 31 May 1953 in Haret Sakhr,

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 ...

) is the current bishop of the

Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo of the Maronites (in Latin: Eparchy Cahirensis Maronitarum) is a seat of the Maronite Church suffragan of the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Maronites. It is currently ruled by eparch Georges Chihane. Territor ...

Life

Georges Chihane studied at the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (french: Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK); ar, جامعة الرّوح القدس – الكسليك, ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk''), is a private, not-for-profit Catholic univer ...

and received on 12 August 1979 his priestly ordination.

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

confirmed his appointment as Bishop of Cairo on June 16, 2012.

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

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, donated to him on 28 July of the same year the episcopal ordination; his co-consecrators were Samir Mazloum, retired Curia Bishop in Antioch,

Guy-Paul Noujaim Guy-Paul Noujaim (born 7 July 1935 in Kfartay, Lebanon) is a Lebanese eparch and emeritus Auxiliary bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh. Life Guy-Paul Noujaim received on 11 June 1967 his priestly ordination. Pope ...

, emeritus Curia Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh,

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 ...

, Archbishop of Beirut,

Francis Némé Baïssari Francis Némé Baïssari (September 18, 1933 in Knat, Lebanon – February 24, 2015) was a Maronite Catholic bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh. Life Ordained ...

, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop in Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh,

Paul Nabil El-Sayah Paul Nabil El-Sayah (in Arabic: بولس نبيل الصياح, born on 26 December 1939 in Aïn el Kharroubé, Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is ...

, Curial Bishop of Antioch,

Joseph Mohsen Béchara Joseph Mohsen Béchara (19 March 1935 – 9 June 2020) was a Maronite archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus and the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias. Life Joseph Mohsen Béchara received on 19 April 1963 the sacramen ...

, Archbishop Emeritus of Antelias,

Simon Atallah Simon Atallah, OAM (born on 10 January 1937 in Hemayri, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Maronite emeritus eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El Ahmar. Life Simon Atallah joined the OAM and received on 8 December 1963 his ordination t ...

, OAM, Bishop of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar,

François Eid François Eid, OMM (born on 24 July 1943 in Mtolleh, Chouf District, Lebanon) is a retired Maronite Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Cairo and Procurator of the Maronite Patriarch at the Holy See. Life François Eid joined the OMM of t ...

, OMM,

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of the Maronite Patriarch at the

Holy See The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...

Edgard Madi Edgard Madi or Edgard Amine Madi (born 23 March 1956 in Beit Mery, Lebanon) is the bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of São Paulo in Brazil. Biography Edgard Madi ended his high school and began his studies at Collèg ...

, Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo, and

Michel Aoun Michel Naim Aoun ( ar, ميشال نعيم عون ; born 30 September 1933) is a Lebanese politician and former military general who served as the President of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 until 30 October 2022. Born in Haret Hreik to a Mar ...

, Bishop of Byblos. On January 13, 2014 Chihane was appointed by

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

Apostolic Visitor for the Maronite faithful in the countries of North Africa outside his jurisdiction area.Press.vatican.va
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Sources

* Appointment as apostolic visitor in Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin, January 13, 2013

References

External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchih.html * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cair1.htm#50418 1953 births Lebanese Maronites Living people 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops {{Egypt-reli-bio-stub