Catholics

Athanasius IV Ignace Michael Jawhar (or Jahouar or Jauhar or Giohar, 1733 – 1788) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1788 to 1794. He previously claimed to be patriarch from 1759 to 1764 and from 1765 to 1768.   Life Michael Jawhar was born in Damascus on 18 September 1733 and he […]

Cyril VII Francis Siaj (or Siage or Siagi) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1794 to 1796.   Life Francis Siaj was a monk of the Basilian Salvatorian Order. Between 1760 and 1768 he was an open partisan of Athanasius Jawhar in the clashes for the patriarchate between patriarch Theodosius

Agapius II Matar, (sometime also known as Agapios III, 1736 – 1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1796 to 1812.   Life Agapius Matar was born in 1736 in Damascus. He entered young in the Basilian Salvatorian Order. In 1779, when he was already a priest,

Ignatius IV (Youssef) Sarrouf, (or Aganatios Sarruf, 1742 – 1812) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1812. He is remembered for both his patriarchate (short and ended by his murder), and for having been, as metropolitan of Beirut, a leading figure in the early history of the

Athanasius V Gabriel Matar was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church for a few months in 1813.   Life Gabriel Matar was born in Damascus. He was the brother of patriarch Agapius II Matar and, as his brother, he too entered in the religious order of the Basilian Salvatorians.

Macarius IV Tawil (or Taouil) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1813 to 1815.   Life Macarius Tawil was born in Damascus. He entered in the religious order of the Basilian Salvatorians of which he was Superior from 1804 to 1807 and from 1810 to 1812. He

Ignatius V Moussa Qattan, (or Cattan, Kattan, Quattan, 1756 – 1833) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1816 until 1833.   Life Moussa Qattan was born in 1756 (or 1752) in Zouk, Lebanon. He was the nephew of Soleiman Qattan, who ran the printing press of the

Maximos III Michael Mazloum, (1779 – 1855) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1833 until 1855. As patriarch he reformed church administration and bolstered clerical education. He was also the first Melkite patriarch granted civil authority by the Ottoman empire when the Melkites were recognized as a