Archbishop Cyrille Riza (Rizq) †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria

Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina dei Greco-Melkiti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 Dec 1863		Born
1 Sep 1884	20.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Damas (Syrian), Syria
1921²	57.0	Appointed	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
1926²	62.0	Resigned	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
1 May 1927	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
1 May 1927	63.4	Selected	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Damas (Syrian), Syria
20 Jun 1927	63.5	Confirmed	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
20 Jun 1927	63.5	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina dei Greco-Melkiti
6 May 1954	90.4	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Cyrille Riza (Rizq)
Archbishop Cyrille Riza (Rizq)
(born 3 Dec 1863, died 6 May 1954)
Auxiliary Bishop of Damas

Event Place
Birth Place Saydnayya

a priest for 69.6 years
a bishop for 27.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 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:
Archbishop Paul Salman † (1932)
Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † (1943)
Archbishop Isidore Fattal † (1943)
Archbishop Basile Khoury, B.S. † (1947)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64777055

Source(s):

ob: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1927, Number 17

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