Maximos II Hakim, was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1760 to 1761. Life Maximos Hakim was born in Aleppo circa 1689 and entered in the religious order of the Basilian Chouerites, of which he became general superior on 29 November 1729. In 1732 he was elected […]
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
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
Patriarch Gregory II Youssef, also known as Gregory II Hanna Youssef-Sayour (October 17, 1823 – July 13, 1897), was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1864 to 1897. Gregory expanded and modernized the church and its institutions and participated in the First Vatican Council, where he championed the
غريغوريوس الثالث لحام, بطريرك سوري (مواليد 15 ديسمبر 1933 -) هو بطريرك أنطاكية وسائر المشرق للروم الملكيين الكاثوليك ومقرها سوريا، انتخب في 29 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني, عام 2000 م لمنصب البطرك في دمشق خلفاً للبطريرك مكسيموس الخامس حكيم.الذي تنازل عن منصب البطريركية عن عمر ناهز 92 عاماً بسبب مشاكل صحية والذي توفي ثمانية أشهر بعد تنازله عن البطركية. نشأته وتربيته الرهبانيّة: – ولد في
Demetrius I Qadi (or Dimitros I Cadi) (January 18, 1861 – October 25, 1925) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1919 until 1925. Life Joseph Qadi was born in Damascus, Syria. Ordained a Melkite priest, he was appointed bishop of Aleppo on October 27, 1903 and
Cyril VIII Geha (or Jeha), (November 26, 1840 – January 11, 1916) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1902 until 1916. He was the last Melkite Catholic patriarch of the Ottoman era. Life Geha was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1840, He was consecrated the Melkite
