Maronite Church

Archbishop Antoine Hamid Mourany, Archbishop emeritus of Damas of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at the age of 82

Bishop John George Chedid, Bishop emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (United States), passed away at the age of 88

Fr. Michel Aoun was elected Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Mounir Khairallah was elected Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé resigned as Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Massoud Massoud resigned as Bishop of Lattaquié of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Elias Slaiman Slaiman was elected Bishop of Lattaquié of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Hanna Alwan, L.M., Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota, was elected Titular Bishop of Sarepta of the Maronites and Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Samir Mazloum resigned as Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Camille Zaidan was elected Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phœnicia of the Maronites and Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Abbot Daoud Reaidy, O.A.M. was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Abbot Semaan Abou Abdou, O.M.M. resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Paul Tannouri, O.A.M. resigned as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Abbot Boutros Tarabay, O.M.M. was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah was confirmed as Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Boutros Nabil El-Sayah, Archbishop of Haifa and Holy Land of the Maronites (Israel) and Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine of the Maronites (Palestine) and Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan of the Maronites (Jordan), was appointed as Archbishop ad personam and Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Patriarch Béchara Pierre Raï was granted ecclesiastical communion by the Pope as Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Maronite Church

Bishop Béchara Pierre Raï, Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir resigned as Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon) and President of Synod of the Maronite Church and President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lenanon and President of Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)

Abbot Tannous Nehme, O.L.M. was appointed as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Elie Khalifé Hachem, O.L.M. resigned as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Archbishop Francis Mansour Zayek, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (United States), passed away at the age of 89

Bishop Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M., Bishop emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil), passed away at the age of 78

Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem resigned as Apostolic Nuncio of Bahrain and Apostolic Nuncio of Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio of Qatar and Apostolic Nuncio of Yemen and Apostolic Delegate of Arabic Peninsula and Apostolic Nuncio of United Arab Emirates

Bishop Emile Eid, Vice-President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for the Revision of Code of Oriental Canon Law, passed away at the age of 84

Archbishop Khalil Abi-Nader, Archbishop emeritus of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at the age of 87

Msgr. Tony Gebran was appointed as Procurator at Rome of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Nabih Moawad resigned as Procurator at Rome of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Boutros Gemayel resigned as Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Fr. Joseph Soueif was elected Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Archbishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio of United Arab Emirates

Msgr. Nabih Moawad was appointed as Procurator at Rome of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Edgar Madi was elected Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

Bishop Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. resigned as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo of the Maronites (Brazil)

Archbishop Samir Nassar was confirmed as Archbishop of Damas of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Samir Nassar was elected Archbishop of Damas of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Raymond Eid resigned as Archbishop of Damas of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop Joseph Merhi, L.M., Bishop emeritus of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt), passed away at the age of 94

Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir was appointed as President of Conseil des Patriarches Catholiques d’Orient (C.P.C.O.)

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M. was confirmed as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Simon Atallah, O.A.M. was confirmed as Bishop of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Tanios Khoury resigned as Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Elias Nassar was confirmed as Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M. was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Fr. Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M. was elected Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Abbot Simon Atallah, O.A.M. was elected Bishop of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Elias Nassar was elected Bishop of Saïdā of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Paul-Mounged El-Hachem, Bishop of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon), was promoted as Apostolic Nuncio of Bahrain and Apostolic Nuncio of Kuwait and Apostolic Nuncio of Qatar and Apostolic Nuncio of Yemen and Apostolic Delegate of Arabic Peninsula and Titular Archbishop of Darnis

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M. resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Simon Atallah, O.A.M. resigned as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Abbot Semaan Abou Abdou, O.M.M. was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Paul Tannouri, O.A.M. was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Archbishop Youhanna Fouad El-Hage, Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at the age of 66

Bishop Joseph Dergham resigned as Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Msgr. Abdou Yaacoub, Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, was appointed as Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Fr. Elie Khalifé Hachem, O.L.M. was appointed as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Athanase Jalkh, O.L.M. resigned as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Bishop Antoine Torbey, Bishop emeritus of Lattaquié of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at the age of 78

Archbishop Joseph Salamé, Archbishop emeritus of Aleppe of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at the age of 89

Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi resigned as Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (United States)

Fr. Gregory John Mansour was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (United States)

Archbishop Nabil Hage was confirmed as Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Maroun Khoury Sader resigned as Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Elie Farah, Archbishop emeritus of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), passed away at the age of 93

Fr. Nabil Hage was elected Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. was elected Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico)

Bishop Philippe Boutros Chebaya, Bishop emeritus of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar of the Maronites (Lebanon), passed away at the age of 82

Fr. Mansour Hobeika was elected Bishop of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Georges Scandar resigned as Bishop of Zahlé of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Pierre Wadih Tayah, Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Líbano en México of the Maronites (Mexico), passed away at the age of 74

Fr. Ad Abi Karam was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Bishop Joseph Hitti resigned as Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Fr. Massoud Massoud was elected Bishop of Lattaquié of the Maronites (Syria)

Bishop Antoine Torbey resigned as Bishop of Lattaquié of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. Robert Joseph Shaheen was elected Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (United States)

Msgr. Nabih Moawad was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Tribunal of the Roman Rota

Bishop John George Chedid resigned as Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles of the Maronites (United States)

Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon), President of Synod of the Maronite Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lenanon reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Lebanon)

Bishop Samir Mazloum was appointed as Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Abdou Yaacoub was appointed as Adjunct Promoter of Justice of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

Fr. Simon Atallah, O.A.M. was appointed as Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order

Diocese of Batroun (Maronite Rite) was established (from Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Joubbé–Sarba (Maronite Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Jounieh, and lost territory to establish Diocese of Batroun) (Lebanon)

Diocese of Jounieh (Maronite Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Jebbeh–Sarba–Jounieh) (Lebanon)

Bishop Chucrallah Harb resigned as Bishop of Jounieh of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé, Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria of the Maronites, was appointed as Bishop of Batroun of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Raymond Eid was elected Archbishop of Damas of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Antoine Hamid Mourany resigned as Archbishop of Damas of the Maronites (Syria)

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M. was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Archbishop Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J., Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia), passed away at the age of 84

Fr. Athanase Jalkh, O.L.M. was appointed as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. John Tabet, O.L.M. resigned as Superior General of Lebanese Maronite Order (Baladites)

Fr. Youhanna Fouad El-Hage was elected Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Antoine Nabil Andari was elected Titular Bishop of Tarsus of the Maronites and Bishop of Curia of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado was elected Archbishop of Aleppe of the Maronites (Syria)

Archbishop Pierre Callaos, Archbishop of Aleppe of the Maronites (Syria), passed away at the age of 74

Bishop Francis Némé Baïssari resigned as Patriarchal Vicar of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Joseph Khoury, Titular Bishop of Chonochora, was appointed as Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal of the Maronites (Canada)

Fr. Samir Mazloum was elected Titular Bishop of Callinicum of the Maronites

Archbishop Francis Mansour Zayek resigned as Archbishop-Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (United States)

Fr. Stephen Hector Doueihi was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn of the Maronites (United States)