Recent Events

Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was beatified

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen and Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula

Bishop Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M., resigned as Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico)

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites

Bishop Maroun-Nasser Gemayel resigned as Bishop of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France) and Apostolic Visitator in Western and Northern Europe of the Maronites

Bishop Peter Karam, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites, Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France)

Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Robert Badichah (Krikor), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Artvin of the Armenians and Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Parsegh Baghdassarian (Manuel), I.C.P.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniæ and Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale of the Armenians (USA)

Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., Secretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, was elected Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Maronites

Msgr. Albert Bahhuth was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Msgr. Albert Bahhuth, Priest of Los Angeles (USA), was elected Titular Bishop of Vadesi and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA)

Archbishop Gregorios Elias Tabé, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Damascus of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 82

Fr. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M., was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates

Archbishop Abraham Nehmé, B.C., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), passed away at 95

Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, Titular Archbishop of Macri, passed away at 91

Bishop Peter Karam, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites and Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris of the Maronites (France)

Fr. François Beyrouti was consecrated as Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

Fr. Georges Iskandar, B.S., was consecrated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem, Bishop emeritus of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 88

Bishop Peter Karam, Bishop of Curia of the Maronites, was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé, Bishop emeritus of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 89

Bishop Tanios Khoury, Bishop emeritus of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 92

Fr. Jean-Marie Chami was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Greek-Melkites and Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Archbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Fr. Georges Iskandar, B.S., was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria)

Fr. François Beyrouti, Priest of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA), was elected Bishop of Newton of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico

Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, O.F.M., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (Syria)

Fr. Jean-Marie Chami, Priest of Beirut–Gibail of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Greek-Melkites, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites (Syria) and Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan of the Greek-Melkites (Egypt)

Fr. Élie Joseph Warde was consecrated as Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt)

Fr. Jules Boutros was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami was consecrated as Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Fr. Léonard Melki (Youssef Habib), O.F.M. Cap., and Fr. Thomas Saleh (Geries Hanna), O.F.M. Cap., were beatified

Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, resigned as Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia)

Fr. Élie Joseph Warde was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Vicar of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Fr. Jules Boutros, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon), was elected Titular Bishop of Amida of the Syriacs and Bishop of Curia of the Syriacs

Bishop Yacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Fr. Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami, Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) and Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), was elected Archbishop of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria)

Msgr. Antonios Chouweifaty, L.M., Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M., Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at 78

Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio pro hac vice Title

Bishop Joseph Hitti, Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia), passed away at 96

Msgr. Abdou Yaacoub, Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, passed away at 73

Fr. Milad Jawish, B.S., was consecrated as Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York of the Armenians (USA), passed away at 91

Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, I.C.P.B., Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians and Ordinary of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), was elected Apostolic Administrator of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church

Archbishop Boutros Marayati resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Fr. Milad Jawish, B.S., was elected Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

Archbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada)

Archbishop Boutros Gemayel, Archbishop emeritus of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), passed away at 89

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir was consecrated as Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Archbishop Issam John Darwish, B.S., resigned as Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S., Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada), was promoted as Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada) and Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir, Priest of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) and Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was elected Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)