Paul Nabil El-Sayah (in Arabic: بولس نبيل الصياح, born on 26 December 1939 in
Aïn el Kharroubé
Bikfaya ( ar, بكفيا, also spelled Bickfaya, Beckfayya, or Bekfaya) is a town in the Matn District region of Mount Lebanon. Its stone houses with red-tiled roofs resting amidst pine and oak forests make Bikfaya one of the most sought-after su ...
,
Lebanon
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) is an Archeparch of the
Maronite Church
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and Curial Bishop of the
Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch
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The Maronite C ...
.
Life
Paul Nabil El-Sayah studied at the Seminary of Ghazir before attending his studies in philosophy at
Saint Joseph University
Saint Joseph University of Beirut ( French: ''Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth'', abbreviated to and commonly known as "USJ") is a private Catholic research university located in Beirut, Lebanon, which was founded in 1875 by French Jesuit mis ...
in
Beirut
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. El-Sayah studied theology in Ireland where he obtained his graduation. He received on 6 August 1967, the sacrament of Holy Orders. On June 8, 1996 El-Sayah was named by the Synod of the Maronites to the
Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land
The Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land (in Latin: Archieparchia Ptolemaidensis Maronitarum in the Holy Land) is a branch of the Maronite Church immediately subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. Since 2012, it has been governed ...
in the Northern Israel in the Galilee as well as to
Maronite Catholic Patriarchal Exarchate of Jordan
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and
by
Pope John Paul II
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. He received his episcopal consecration on October 5, 1996 by
Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir,
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
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and his co-consecrators were
Boutros Gemayel
Boutros Gemayel (29 June 1932 – 21 August 2021) was an emeritus Maronite Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus.
Life
Boutros Gemayel received on 12 April 1959 the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood.
On 11 June 1988 h ...
, archbishop of the Archeparchy of Cyprus, 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.
Paul Nabil El-Sayah called for a more consensual coexistence of Christian denominations in the
Holy Land
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.
In 2010, he became
Apostolic visitor
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of
OMM of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On June 6, 2011, Paul Nabil El-Sayah by the Maronite Synod presided by Patriarch
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 was elected in Lebanon Curial Bishop of patriarchate.
Pope Benedict XVI
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gave El-Sayah by his new job the personal title of
archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
.
His confirmation as Archeparch was on 25 June of the same year.
References
External links
Archbishop Paul Nabil El-Sayah [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops
Lebanese Maronites
1939 births
Living people
Saint Joseph University alumni
People from Matn District
20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops