Pierre-Macario Saba (born on 14 February 1873 in Aleppo, Syria - died on 28 July 1943) was Archbishop of the

Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo (Latin: Archidioecesis Aleppensis o Beroeensis Graecorum Melkitarum) is an archeparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church located in Syria, based in Aleppo. Its current archeparch is Jean-Clément Je ...

in Syria.

Life

Saba was ordained as a priest on March 3, 1898. On 29 November 1903 he received a simultaneous appointment as auxiliary bishop in

Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

and Titular Bishop of Palmyra, Syria. Patriarch

Cyril VIII Geha Cyril VIII Geha (or ''Jeha''), (November 26, 1840 – January 11, 1916) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1902 until 1916. He was the last Melkite Catholic patriarch of the Ottoman era. Life Geha was born in Aleppo, S ...

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ� ...

consecrated him on the same day to the bishop. His co-consecrators were Archbishop Gaudenzio Bonfigli, OFM (Titular Bishop of Cabasa and Apostolic Delegate of Egypt) and Bishop Joseph Dumani, BS from

Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli ( ar, طرابلس/ALA-LC: ''Ṭarābulus'', Lebanese Arabic: ''Ṭrablus'') is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Gove ...

. On June 25, 1919, Saba was appointed Archbishop of

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

, which he remained until his death.

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