Bishop Ignazio Homsi †

Deceased

Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria

Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
15 Nov 1852		Born
14 Sep 1874	21.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
12 May 1899	46.4	Appointed	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
12 May 1899	46.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
8 Sep 1899	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
1908¹	55.1	Resigned	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 Feb 1926	73.2	Died	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Ignazio Homsi
Bishop Ignazio Homsi
(born 15 Nov 1852, died 21 Feb 1926)
Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Damas

Event Place
Birth Place Damasco, Archeparchy of Damas (Melkite Greek)
Ordained Bishop Zahleh, Eparchy of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

a priest for 51.4 years
a bishop for 26.4 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Cyril IX Mogabgab †
Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Agapitos Malouf, B.C. †
Bishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Michael 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:
Bishop Grégoire Haggiar † (1901)
Maximos IV Cardinal Saigh, S.M.S.P. † (1919)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64734415

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1921
b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1927
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1899, Number 48

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