Bishop Youhanna Rafic Warcha

Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti

Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
22 Oct 1971		Born
17 Aug 1996	24.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Feb 2018	46.3	Appointed	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Feb 2018	46.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti
7 Apr 2018	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti
15 Jun 2019	47.6	Appointed	Official of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Jun 2025	53.6	Appointed	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Jun 2025	53.6	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

MicroData Summary
Youhanna Rafic Warcha
Bishop Youhanna Rafic Warcha
(born 22 Oct 1971)
Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch}

Ad Limina - November 2018: Bishop

Event Place
Birth Place Okaibé, Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite)
Ordained Bishop Notre Dame du Liban, Basilica, Harissa, Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)

Please contact the Bishop through the Patriarchate of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Chucrallah Harb †
Bishop of Jounieh (Maronite)
Principal Consecrator:
Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï, O.M.M.
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Antoine Nabil Andari
Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
Bishop Hanna G. Alwan, M.L.
Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti

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)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q48688805

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 14 Feb 2018
ob/c12: CB, 14 Feb 2018
mb/c34: CB, 7 Apr 2018
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 236, Number 19,757
r: CB, 15 Jun 2019
ab: Bollettino, 14 Jun 2025
b: CB, 14 Jun 2025

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