Samir Nassar (born 5 July 1950 in Nebay,

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) is the current archeparch of the

Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus ( la, Archeparchy Maronitarum Damascena) is an archeparchy of the Maronite Church. In 2013 there were 20,300 members. It is currently governed by Archbishop Samir Nassar. Territory and statistics The arch ...

Life

Samir Nassar received on August 17, 1980, the sacrament of Holy orders and was incardinated in the clergy of the Maronite Archeparchy of Damascus. On 10 June 2006, he was elected bishop by the synod of the

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to the Archeparchy of Damascus.

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approved his election as archbishop of the Archeparchy of Damascus on 14 October 2006.

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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 ...

, gave him on 26 November of the same yeargcatholic.org
/ref> the episcopal ordination and his co-consecrators were the Archbishop of the

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and the retired bishop of the

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, Joseph Mahfouz,

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* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnassa.html 1950 births Lebanese Maronites 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops Living people {{EasternCatholic-bishop-stub