Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (B.S.)

Salvatorian Fathers

Also known as: Ordre Basilien du Très Saint Sauveur (Pères Salvatoriens) (français) / Ordine Basiliano del Santissimo Salvatore dei Melchiti (Italiano) / Zakon Bazylianów Melkitów Najświętszego Zbawcy (polski) / Ordo Basilianus Ssmi Salvatoris Melkitarum (latine) / Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat

Type: Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Rite: Greek-Melkite (Byzantine)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

Contact Info

Address: Couvent du St. Sauveur, B.P. 305, Saida, Lebanon

Phone: (07) 975.069

Superiors

Superior General:LebanonArchimandrite Antoine Dib, B.S. (70)Fr. Antoine Dib, B.S. (70) (later Archimandrite) (2013.08 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General:LebanonArchimandrite Jean Faraj, B.S. (2007 – 2013.08)
Superior General:LebanonArchimandrite Sleiman Abou Zeid, B.S. (2001 – 2007)
Superior General:LebanonFr. Salim Ghazal, B.S. (later Archbishop) (1995.07.17 – 2001.06.22)
Superior General:Archimandrite Boulos Samaha, B.S. (1989 – 1995)
Superior General:Archimandrite Sim’ân Nasr, B.S. (1977 – 1989)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Hakim, B.S. (1974 – 1977)
Superior General:Archimandrite Adib Badaoui, B.S. (1968 – 1974)
Superior General:JordanFr. Saba Youakim, B.S. (later Archbishop) (1956 – 1968.09.09)
Superior General:Archimandrite Nicolas Borkhoche, B.S. (1949 – 1956)
Superior General:Archimandrite Clément Bardawil, B.S. (1947 – 1949)
Superior General:Archimandrite Daoud Khoury, B.S. (1943 – 1947)
Superior General:Archimandrite Nicolas Borkhoche, B.S. (1934 – 1943)
Superior General:Archimandrite Agapios Naoum, B.S. (1927 – 1934)
Superior General:Archimandrite Joseph Youakim, B.S. (1925 – 1927)
Superior General:Archimandrite Basile Chehadé, B.S. (1919 – 1925)
Superior General:Archimandrite Nicolas Achkar, B.S. (1917 – 1919)
Superior General:Archimandrite Gabriel Nabaa, B.S. (1907 – 1917)
Superior General:Archimandrite Étienne Sakr, B.S. (1904 – 1907)
Superior General:Archimandrite Antoine Ziadé, B.S. (1901 – 1904)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Maalouf, B.S. (1898 – 1901)
Superior General:Archimandrite Sleiman Noumeir, B.S. (1895 – 1898)
Superior General:Archimandrite Athanase Sabbagh, B.S. (1892 – 1895)
Superior General:Archimandrite Gregorios Nehmé, B.S. (1889 – 1892)
Superior General:Archimandrite Jean Kahil, B.S. (1886 – 1889)
Superior General:Archimandrite Élie Hajjar, B.S. (1883 – 1886)
Superior General:Archimandrite Simon Nasr, B.S. (1874 – 1883)
Superior General:Archimandrite Jean Kahil, B.S. (1865 – 1874)
Superior General:Archimandrite Basile Sidaoui, B.S. (1855 – 1865)
Superior General:Archimandrite Cyrille Fakkak, B.S. (1852 – 1855)
Superior General:Archimandrite Basile Sidaoui, B.S. (1849 – 1852)
Superior General:EgyptArchimandrite Thomas Qouyoumji, B.S. (1846 – 1849)
Superior General:Archimandrite Antoine Nasr, B.S. (1843 – 1846)
Superior General:Archimandrite Efthymios Michaka, B.S. (1836 – 1843)
Superior General:Archimandrite Pierre Kahil, B.S. (1824 – 1836)
Superior General:Archimandrite Saba Kateb, B.S. (1821 – 1824)
Superior General:Archimandrite Pierre Kahil, B.S. (1818 – 1821)
Superior General:Archimandrite Saba Kateb, B.S. (1812 – 1818)
Superior General:SyriaBishop Macaire Tawil [Tauîl], B.S. (later Patriarch) (1810 – 1812)
Superior General:Archimandrite Antoine Jammal, B.S. (1807 – 1810)
Superior General:SyriaFr. Macaire Tawil [Tauîl], B.S. (later Patriarch) (1804 – 1807)
Superior General:Archimandrite Basile Atallah, B.S. (1801 – 1804)
Superior General:Archimandrite Antoine Jammal, B.S. (1795 – 1801)
Superior General:SyriaFr. Agapios Matar [Matâr], B.S. (later Patriarch) (1789 – 1795)
Superior General:Archimandrite Antoine Jammal, B.S. (1786 – 1789)
Superior General:Archimandrite Martin Khalil, B.S. (1783 – 1786)
Superior General:Archimandrite Étienne Nehmé, B.S. (1780 – 1783)
Superior General:Archimandrite Efthymios Zakar, B.S. (1768 – 1780)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Arraj, B.S. (1755 – 1768)
Superior General:Archimandrite Augustin Zarour, B.S. (1752 – 1755)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Ajaymy, B.S. (1746 – 1752)
Superior General:Archimandrite Augustin Zarour, B.S. (1743 – 1746)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Ajaymy, B.S. (1734 – 1743)
Superior General:Archimandrite Étienne Atalla, B.S. (1727 – 1734)
Superior General:Archimandrite Michel Ajaymy, B.S. (1724 – 1727)

Founder

Founder:LebanonArchbishop Euthymios Michael Saifi (1684)

Other Former Members (7)

PalestineArchimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S.Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, B.S., Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

>2015: MexicoArchimandrite Gabriel N. Ghanoum, B.S., Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

>2006: Archimandrite Fouad Atanasio Nasre, B.S., Procurator at Rome of the Greek-Melkites

>1986: IraqArchimandrite Laurent Fayçal, B.S., Patriarchal Exarch of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

>1886: PalestineFr. Ruphaël Zulhof, B.S., Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

>1886: PalestineFr. Ignatius Moaccad, B.S., Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

>1880: PalestineFr. Joseph Khawam, B.S., Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

Living Bishops (1 Patriarch, 4 Archbishops, 1 Bishop)

IraqPatriarch Gregorios III Laham, B.S. (91)Patriarch Gregorios III Laham (91), Patriarch emeritus of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), Patriarch emeritus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites, Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Greek-Melkites, former President of Synod of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church, former President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in Syria and former Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq of the Greek-Melkites (Iraq)

LebanonArchbishop Issam John Darwish, B.S. (79)Archbishop Issam John Darwish, B.S. (79), Archbishop emeritus of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

LebanonArchbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S. (65)Archbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S. (65), Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

LebanonArchbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (62)Archbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (62), Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

LebanonArchbishop Georges Iskandar, B.S. (57)Archbishop Georges Iskandar, B.S. (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

CanadaBishop Milad Jawish, B.S. (51)Bishop Milad Jawish, B.S. (51), Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

Deceased Bishops (3 Patriarchs, 11 Archbishops, 10 Bishops)

2011: LebanonArchbishop Georges Kwaïter, B.S., Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

2011: LebanonArchbishop Salim Ghazal, B.S., Superior General of Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Salvatorian Fathers)

2006: SyriaArchbishop François Abou Mokh, B.S., Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

2003: JordanArchbishop Saba Youakim, B.S., Archbishop of Petra and Philadelphia of the Greek-Melkites (Jordan)

2002: CanadaBishop Sleiman Hajjar, B.S., Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

1992: USABishop Ignatius Ghattas, B.S., Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

1985: LebanonArchbishop Basile Khoury, B.S., Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1977: LebanonArchbishop Jean Bassoul, B.S., Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1972: LebanonArchbishop Eftimios Youakim, B.S., Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1967: LebanonArchbishop Agapios Salomon Naoum, B.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1965: EgyptBishop Dionysios Kfoury, B.S., Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

1946: LebanonBishop Gabriele (Nicola) Nabaa, B.S., Bishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1941: LebanonBishop Clemente Malouf, B.S., Bishop of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1940: IsraelBishop Grégoire Haggiar, B.S., Bishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

1931: LebanonBishop Atanasio Khoriaty, B.S., Bishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1922: LebanonBishop Joseph Doumani, B.S., Bishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1916: LebanonArchbishop Basilio Haggiar, B.S., Archbishop-Bishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1913: LebanonArchbishop Eutimio Zulhof, B.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1899: IsraelBishop Athanase Sabbagh, B.S., Bishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

1893: IsraelBishop Agapio Dumani, B.S., Bishop of Akka of the Greek-Melkites (Israel)

1882: SyriaPatriarch Clément Bahous [Bahouth], Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1854: LebanonArchbishop Ignace Karouth, B.S., Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1815: SyriaPatriarch Macaire IV Tawil [Tauîl], Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1812: SyriaPatriarch Agapios II Matar [Matâr], Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Houses: 27

Members: 95 (81 priests)

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Last updated on 2025.02.18

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