Paul-Emile Saadé (9 July 1933 – 21 September 2022) was a 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. Saadé received his priestly ordination on 12 April 1958. On 2 May 1986,

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appointed him

titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti and

auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

of Antioch.

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, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ordained him bishop on 12 July of the same year. His co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé,

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of Antioch, Georges Abi-Saber,

of Antioch, Chucrallah Harb, Eparch of Jounieh, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archeparch of Cyprus, Khalil Abi-Nader, Archeparch of Beirut,

Ignace Ziadé Ignatius Ziadé (also Ignace Ziade; , 26 January 1906 in Herharaya, Lebanon – 31 March 1994 in Beirut, Lebanon) was the Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo and the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut. Life Igntius Zia ...

, Emeritus Archeparch of Beirut, Antoine Joubeir, Archeparch of Tripoli, Elie Farah, Emeritus Archeparch of Cyprus, Joseph Merhi, Eparch of Cairo and Ibrahim Hélou, Eparch of Sidon. On 5 June 1999, Saadé was appointed bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Batroun. On 5 June 2011, his resignation by reason of age was accepted by

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. Saadé died on 21 September 2022, at the age of 89.

References

External links

* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/batr0.htm
Bishop Paul Emil Saade on Ehden Family Tree Website
1933 births 2022 deaths 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops Lebanese Christian clergy People from Zgharta {{Maronite-bishop-stub