Catholics

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 […]

Patriarch Cyril VI Tanas, also known as Cyril VI of Antioch (1680–1760), became the first leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church following the schism of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in 1724. Cyril re-established communion with the Roman Catholic Church.   Life Seraphim Tanas was born in Damascus

Cyril IX Moghabghab (October 29, 1855 – September 8, 1947) served as Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1925 to 1947.   Life Patriarch Cyril born in Ain Zhalta, Lebanon on October 29, 1855. He was ordained a priest on March 27, 1883. Later, on April 23, 1899,

Clement Michael Bahouth (or Clement Bahous, 1799 – 1882), was patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church from 1856 until his resignation in 1864.   Life Michael Bahouth was born in 1799 near Acre. In 1816 he entered in the Holy Saviour monastery of the Basilian Salvatorian Order and professed monastic

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

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,