Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir

Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Sep 1958		Born
22 May 1988	29.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
Oct 2020³	62.0	Appointed	Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus (Maronite)
16 Jun 2021	62.7	Selected	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
19 Jun 2021	62.7	Confirmed	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
29 Jul 2021	62.9	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)
5 Sep 2021	63.0	Installed	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Selim Jean Sfeir
Archbishop Selim Jean Sfeir
(born 2 Sep 1958)
Archbishop of Cyprus

Event Place
Birth Place Rayfoun (Keserwan District), Lebanon
Ordained Bishop Open Air, near, Church, Achkout, Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

Please contact the Archbishop through the Archdiocese of Cyprus (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Michael Doumith †
Bishop of Sarba (Maronite)
Principal Consecrator:
Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif
Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
Bishop Paul Rouhana, O.L.M.
Titular Bishop of Antarados

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M. (1986)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † (1961)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Pierre-Paul Méouchi † (1934)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Antonio Pierre Arida † (1908)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Patriarch Elias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) † (1889)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
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)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. (2024)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 284792089
WikiData: Q107294558

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 19 Jun 2021
ob/c12: CB, 19 Jun 2021
c34: CB, 29 Jul 2021
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 249, Number 20,722

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