Ignace Abdo Khalifé, SJ (10 May 1914 in Wady Chahrour,

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– 7 July 1998) was the first Eparch of the

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in Australia.

Life

Ignace Khalife joined the SJ and received his ordination to the priesthood on 24 August 1943. On 20 March 1970 he was appointed by

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Auxiliary bishop and

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of Antioch and

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(

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) of Apamea in Syria of the Maronites.

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, Cardinal

Paul Peter Meouchi Moran Mor Paul II Peter Meouchi (born April 1, 1894, Jezzine, Lebanon – died on January 11, 1975, Bkerké, Lebanon), (or ''Boulos Boutros el-Meouchi'', ''Meoushi'', ar, بولس الثاني بطرس المعوشي) was the 74th Maronite Pa ...

ordained him bishop on 5 April 1970 and his co-consecrators were

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, Titular bishop of the Tarsus of the Maronites and

Joseph Salamé Joseph Salamé (25 December 1914 – 29 March 2004) was a Lebanese apostolic administrator of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia and Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo. Life Salamé was born on 25 December 1914 in Ant ...

, Archeparch of Aleppo in Syria. On 25 June 1973 Khalife was appointed archbishop (pro hac vice) of the Maronite Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney. On 23 November 1990

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accepted his age-related resignation. He was co-consecrator of the Eparch Joseph Merhi, MLM as Bishop of Cairo. On 7 July 1998 Eparch Khalifé died at the age of 74.

Publications

Khalife has published several articles and papers, in addition, he wrote articles for the collective work of the Saint Joseph University.usj.edu.lb
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References

External links

* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkhalife.html * http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zmar1.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Khalife, Ignace Abdo 1914 births 1998 deaths Australian Jesuits Maronites from the Ottoman Empire Lebanese Jesuits Maronite Catholic archbishops Jesuit archbishops 20th-century Jesuits 20th-century Eastern Catholic archbishops 20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops