Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar

Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Feb 1941		Born
5 Jun 1965	24.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
7 Jun 1991	50.3	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
7 Jun 1991	50.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
3 Aug 1991	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
8 Jun 1996	55.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
15 Jun 2019	78.3	Retired	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

MicroData Summary for Paul Youssef Matar
(WikiData: Q1603741)
Archbishop Paul Youssef Matar (born 1 Feb 1941) Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}

Ad Limina - November 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Naameh
Ordained Bishop Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Church, Bkerké

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archeparchy of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé †
Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
Archbishop Boutros Edmond Gemayel †
Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) † (1841)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youssef Boutros Hobaish (Habaisci) † (1820)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Yuhanna El-Helou (Dolce) † (1786)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Joseph VI Estephan † (1754)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Siméon VII Awad † (1716)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Jacob IV Awad † (1698)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Estephan Douaihi † (1668)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Georges Rizqallah Beseb’ely † (1656)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Youhanna Bawwab el-Safrawi †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado † (1997)
Archbishop Samir Nassar (2006)
Bishop Edgar Amine Madi (2006)
Bishop Michel Aoun (2012)
Archbishop Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M. (2012)
Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, O.L.M. (2013)
Archbishop Paul Abdel Sater (2015)
Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis (2019)

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 127, Number 11,461
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 131, Number 11,763
c4: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 135
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 240, Deceased Cardinals (back)

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