Ignace Abdo Khalifé
Ignace Abdo Khalifé SJ (born May 10, 1914 in Wady Chahrour , Lebanon , † July 7, 1998 ) was the first Maronite bishop of Sydney in Australia .
Life
Khalife joined the Congregation of the Jesuits in and received on 24 August 1943, the priestly ordination .
On March 20, 1970 he was appointed auxiliary bishop and patriarchal vicar in Antioch and titular archbishop pro hac vice of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti . The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch , Pierre-Paul Cardinal Méouchi , donated him episcopal ordination on April 5, 1970 ; as co-consecrators assisted Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir , Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch , and Joseph Salame , Apostolic Administrator of Latakia in Syria. On June 25, 1973, Ignace Abdo Khalifé was appointed archbishop pro hac vice of the eparchy of St. Marron of Sydney , which was established on the same date .
On November 23, 1990, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
He was co- consecrator with Joseph Merhi CML as Bishop of Cairo .
Publications
Khalifé published several articles and contributions, in addition, he wrote contributions for the compilation of the Université Saint-Joseph .
Web links
- Entry on Ignace Abdo Khalifé on catholic-hierarchy.org
- (English) ( Memento from January 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of publications of the Bibliothèque St Étienne de Jérusalem - École Biblique et Archéologique Française (French)
- ↑ Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph , Part 55 (1997–1998) (French)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of St. Marron of Sydney 1973–1990 |
Joseph Hitti |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khalifé, Ignace Abdo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maronite Bishop in Australia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wady Chahrour , Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1998 |