Pierre Chami,
SMSP (17 December 1890 in Joun in Sidon, Lebanon - 19 August 1967) was an archbishop of the
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran (in Latin: Archeparchy Bostrena et Auranensis) is an archeparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church with its territory located in Syria. It is currently governed by Archeparch Nicolas Antib ...
in Syria.
Life
Pierre Chami was ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1922, and became Chaplain of the Paulist Melkites. On 13 November 1943 he was appointed successor of
Nicolas Cadi as Archbishop of Bosra and Hauran and ordained bishop on October 24, 1944. Chami participated in the first and fourth sessions of the
Second Vatican Council
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...
(1962–1965). His successor
Nicolas Naaman Nicolas Naaman, SMSP (June 22, 1911, Damascus, Syria – August 20, 1982) was an archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Bosra and Hauran in Syria.
Life
Nicolas Naaman was ordained priest on August 15, 1937, and was a member of the ...
, SMSP was appointed after his death in 1967.
References
External links
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/bosr0.htm
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchami.html
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1890 births
1967 deaths
Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics
Eastern Catholic bishops in Syria