Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. †

Deceased

Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Apr 1878		Born
17 Sep 1905	27.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)
30 Aug 1919	41.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
30 Aug 1919	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
30 Aug 1933	55.3	Appointed	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
30 Oct 1947	69.5	Selected	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
30 Oct 1947	69.5	Selected	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Jun 1948	70.1	Confirmed	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Jun 1948	70.1	Confirmed	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Feb 1965	86.8	Elevated to Cardinal
5 Nov 1967	89.5	Died	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

MicroData Summary
Maximos IV Saigh
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh S.M.S.P.
(born 10 Apr 1878, died 5 Nov 1967)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father
Consistory - 1965: Created Cardinal
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Alep
Ordained Bishop Melkite, Cathedral, Damas, Archdiocese of Damas (Melkite Greek)

a priest for 62.1 years
a bishop for 48.1 years
a cardinal for 2.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ignazio Homsi †
Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
Archbishop Flavien Cyrille Kfoury (Khoury) †
Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Ordained Priest:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1930)
Archbishop Michel Hakim, B.S. † (1947)
Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Philippe Nabaa, S.M.S.P. † (1948)
Archbishop Athanase Ach-Chaer, B.C. † (1951)
Archbishop Elias Zoghbi † (1954)
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil † (1960)
Archbishop Augustin Farah † (1961)
Bishop Gabriel Abou-Saada † (1961)
Archbishop Paul Achkar † (1961)
Archbishop Néophytos Edelby, B.A. † (1962)
Archbishop Grégoire Haddad † (1965)
Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, B.A. † (1965)
Archbishop Nicolas Hajj, B.S. † (1965)
Archbishop Georges Haddad † (1965)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Etienne Soukkarie † (1920)
Archbishop Agapios Salomon Naoum, B.S. † (1933)
Archbishop Alexandre Evreinoff † (1936)
Archbishop Joseph Malouf, S.M.S.P. † (1937)
Archbishop Athanasios Toutoungi, B.A. † (1938)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 37987331
WikiData: Q1363528

Source(s):

c2+: CB
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1919, Number 51
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 42, Number 2,782

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