Archbishop Paolo Massad †

Deceased

Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
6 Jan 1859		Born
14 Dec 1889	30.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
14 Dec 1889	30.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
12 Jun 1892	33.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
Mar 1919³	60.1	Died	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Paolo Massad
Archbishop Paolo Massad
(born 6 Jan 1859, died Mar 1919)
Archbishop of Damas

Event Place
Birth Place Hassrun

a bishop for 29.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Boulos Boutros Mass’ad (Massaad) †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Bl. 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)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64745480

Source(s):

b: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1919
d: Annuario Pontificio, Year 1920
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1889, Number 56
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 58, Number 4,285
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 86, Additions/Corrections (front)

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