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
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
