Bishop John Adel Elya, B.S. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Sep 1928		Born
1949²	20.2	Solemn Vows	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)
17 Feb 1952	23.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)
21 Mar 1986	57.5	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
21 Mar 1986	57.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae
29 Jun 1986	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae
25 Nov 1993	65.1	Appointed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
25 Jan 1994	65.3	Installed	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
22 Jun 2004	75.7	Retired	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
19 Jul 2019	90.8	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for John Adel Elya
(WikiData: Q685675)
Bishop John Adel Elya B.S. (born 16 Sep 1928, died 19 Jul 2019) Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston)

Ad Limina - August 2004: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Maghdouché, Lebanon
Ordained Priest Pontifical Greek College, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop Assumption, Cathedral, Roslindale
Death Place Deir El Moukhalles, Monastery, Joun, Lebanon

a priest for 67.4 years
a bishop for 33.0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Alexandre Evreinoff †
Titular Archbishop of Parium
Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Joseph Elias Tawil †
Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek)
Archbishop Michel Hakim, B.S. †
Archbishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. (2003)

Source(s):

sole/i: CB, 19 Jul 2017
d: CB, 19 Jul 2019
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 242, Necrology (back)
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 98, Number 8,452
c1: CB, 27 Jul 2022

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