Khalil Abi-Nader (born December 6, 1921, in
Mtein, Lebanon – died on June 14, 2009) was an Archeparch of the
Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut
Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut (in Latin: Archeparchia Berytensis Maronitarum) is an archeparchial seat of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Holy See in Lebanon. As of 2012, there were 232,000 baptized. It is currently ruled b ...
.
Biography
Life
Khalil Abi Nader came from the well-known Lebanese family Abi Nader and was born in the
Mount Lebanon Governorate french: Gouvernorat du Mont-Liban
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in
Matn District
Matn ( ar, قضاء المتن, '), sometimes spelled Metn (or preceded by the article El, as in El Matn), is a district (''qadaa'') in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon, east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The district capital is Jd ...
on December 6, 1921.
Ordained to the priesthood in the Archeparchy of Beirut on June 29, 1947, he was a teacher at the school La Sagesse in Beirut, later its director in Beirut and Jdeidé.
On April 4, 1986, Abi-Nader was elected archbishop of the Archeparchy. His solemn consecration took place on 18 May 1986 by the hands of the
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
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Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ('; ar, الكاردينال مار نصر الله بطرس صفير; la, Victor Petrus Sfeir; 15 May 1920 – 12 May 2019) was the patriarch of Lebanon's largest Christian body, the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic ...
. His co-consecrators were the bishops
Chucrallah Harb
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Biography
Harb was born in Tannour ...
, Eparch of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh and
Roland Aboujaoudé
Roland Aboujaoudé (7 September 1930 – 2 May 2019) was a Lebanese Catholic Maronite eparch of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch.
Life
Roland Aboujaoudé was born on 7 September 1930 in Jal-Edib, Lebanon. He was ordained priest on ...
, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch. Archeparch Abi-Nader acted as co-consecrator in the episcopal ordinations of
Abdallah Bared
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,
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 ...
,
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.
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and
Béchara Raï.
Abi-Nader retired of his office on June 8, 1996, and died on June 14, 2009.
Political influence in the Lebanese society
Abi-Nader was repeatedly abducted, but was released on intervention of various politicians repeatedly. Together with the Imam
Musa al-Sadr
Musa Sadr al-Din al-Sadr ( ar, موسى صدر الدين الصدر; 4 June 1928 – disappeared 31 August 1978) was an Iranian-born Lebanese scholar and political leader who founded the Amal Movement.
Born in the Chaharmardan neighborhood o ...
, he was committed to an understanding of both religions in Lebanon. During the military clashes between the
Lebanese Forces
The Lebanese Forces ( ar, القوات اللبنانية '')'' is a Lebanese Christian-based political party and former militia during the Lebanese Civil War. It currently holds 19 of the 128 seats in Lebanon's parliament and is therefore th ...
(LF) and the regular Lebanese army, he campaigned with his life for fire breaks. He was also one of the principal representatives of the Lebanese Society for preservation of
Francophonie
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in Lebanon.
See also
Notes
External links
* http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/621722/Khalil_Abinader_n%27est_plus.html
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/beir3.htm
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1921 births
2009 deaths
Lebanese Maronites
People from Matn District
20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops