Iskandar named Tyr Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Georges Iskandar, B.S. was named Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the removal of Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. in January 2021.

Samra retired, Beyrouti named Newton Bishop

Bishop Nicholas James Samra retired and Bishop-elect François Beyrouti was named Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA.

Chami named Antiochia Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Jean-Marie Chami was confirmed as Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria and Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek), and named Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti.

Khawam named Lattaquié Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Georges Khawam, M.S.P. was named Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria.

Ibrahim named Zahleh e Furzol Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. was named Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada.

Abrass removed as Tyr Archbishop

Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. was removed as Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

Archbishop Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S. was named Apostolic Administrator.

Matta confirmed as Akka Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Youssef Matta was confirmed as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

The archeparchy had been vacant since Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} in November 2018.

Bacouni confirmed as Beirut and Jbeil Archbishop

Archbishop Georges Bacouni (Bakouny) was confirmed as Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide], Israel.

He replaces the retiring Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P..

Gébara named Petra e Filadelfia Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Joseph Gébara was named Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Yasser Hanna Ayyash in April 2015.

Archbishop-designate Gébara had been serving as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Laham retired as Melkite Patriarch

Patriarch Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. retired as Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria.

Ayyash resigned as Petra e Filadelfia Archbishop

Archbishop Yasser Hanna Ayyash resigned as Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan.

Maakaroun retired, Gébara succeeded as Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo Bishop

Bishop Fares Maakaroun retired and Bishop Joseph Gébara succeeded as Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bishop Gébara had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop.

Bacaouni named Akka Archbishop

Archbishop Georges Bacaouni (Bakouny) was named Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Elias Chacour in January 2014.

Archbishop Bacaouni had been serving as Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

Abrass named Tyr Archbishop

Archbishop Michel Abrass, B.A. was named Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

Archbishop Abrass had been serving as Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria.

Chacour resigned as Akka Archbishop

Archbishop Elias Chacour resigned as Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel.

Gébara named Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek) Coadjutor

Bishop-elect Joseph Gébara was named Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Daher confirmed as Tripoli (Melkite Greek) Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Eduard Daher, B.C. was confirmed as Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek).

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop George Riashi, B.C. in March 2010.

Antiba confirmed as Bosra e Haūrān Archbishop

Archbishop-elect Nicolas Antiba, B.A. was confirmed as Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P. in September 2011.

Arbach confirmed as Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. confirmed as Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the resignation of Archbishop Isidore Battikha, B.A. in September 2010.

Archbishop-designate Arbach had been serving as Apostolic Exarch of Argentina.

Rabbat named Saint Michael’s of Sydney Bishop

Bishop-elect Robert Rabbat was named Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia.