Basilian Alepian Order, B.A.

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

History

1829: Established as Basilian Alepian Order (English) / Ordre Basilien Alepin (français) / Ordine Basiliano Aleppino dei Melkiti (Italiano) / Ordo Basilianus Aleppensis Melkitarum (latine) / B.A. (from Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist)

Contact Info

Address: Couvent St-Sauveur, B.P. 337, Sarba-Jounieh, Lebanon

Phone: (09) 91.14.99; 91.62.50

Superiors

Superior General:

Fr. Elias Khoudary, B.A. (68) (later Archimandrite) (2019 – ...)

Past Superiors

Superior General:	Archimandrite Najib Tobji, B.A. (2007 – 2019)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Séraphim Antoun Kassabji, B.A. (2000 – 2007)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Abdallah Raheb, B.A. (1995 – 2000)
Superior General:	Fr. Nicolas Antiba, B.A. (79) (later Archbishop) (1989 – 1995)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Séraphim Antoun Kassabji, B.A. (1979 – 1989)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Barthélemy Sammân, B.A. (1968 – 1979)
Superior General:	Fr. Boutros Raï, B.A. (later Archbishop) (1965 – 1968.09.09)
Superior General:	Fr. Hilarion Capucci, B.A. (later Archbishop) (1962 – 1965.07.30)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Ambroise Kassis, B.A. (1944 – 1962)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Lawandios Kilzi, B.A. (1940 – 1944)
Superior General:	Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi, B.A. (1934 – 1940)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Lawandios Kilzi, B.A. (1925 – 1934)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Benedictos Abdel-Nour, B.A. (1916 – 1925)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Jean Khawam, B.A. (1910 – 1916)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Gabriel Bassil, B.A. (1901 – 1909)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Théophane Radawi, B.A. (1895 – 1901)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Thomas Kabbache, B.A. (1874 – 1895)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Saba Coussa, B.A. (1871 – 1874)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Thomas Kabbache, B.A. (1859 – 1871)
Superior General:	Fr. Michel Jarbou’, B.A. (1856 – 1859)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Thomas Kabbache, B.A. (1853 – 1856)
Superior General:	Fr. Michel Jarbou’, B.A. (1850 – 1853)
Superior General:	Archimandrite Thomas Kabbache, B.A. (1847 – 1850)
Superior General:	Fr. Michel Jarbou’, B.A. (1841 – 1847)
Superior General:	Fr. Barthélemy Bsarani, B.A. (1838 – 1841)
Superior General:	Fr. Michel Jarbou’, B.A. (1833 – 1838)
Superior General:	Fr. Basilios Chahiat, B.A. (later Bishop) (1829 – 1833)

Living Bishops (3 Archbishops, 2 Bishops)

Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. (76), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Nicolas Antiba, B.A. (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. (74), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Homs of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

Bishop Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A. (86), Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniæ and Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Venezuela of the Greek-Melkites (Venezuela)

Bishop Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. (56), Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela of the Greek-Melkites (Venezuela), Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria of the Greek-Melkites and Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

Deceased Bishops (1 Cardinal, 5 Archbishops, 3 Bishops)

2017: Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A., Protosyncellus of Jerusalem of the Greek-Melkites (Palestine)

1998: Archbishop Élias Nijmé, B.A., Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1995: Archbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A., Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1994: Archbishop Boutros Raï, B.A., Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México of the Greek-Melkites (Mexico)

1981: Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi, B.A., Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo of the Greek-Melkites (Syria)

1968: Bishop Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A., Apostolic Exarch of United States of America of the Greek-Melkites (USA)

1963: Bishop Basilio Antonio Leone Kilzi, B.A., Bishop of Bāniyās of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

1962: Cardinal Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A., Cardinal-Priest of S. Atanasio and Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches

1864: Bishop Basilios Chahiat, B.A., Bishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Houses: 8

Members: 29 (17 priests)

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