Joseph Salamé

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Joseph Salame (born on 25 December 1914 in Antelias, Lebanon - died on March 29, 2004) was an apostolic admistrator of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia.

Life

Salamé was ordained priest on 10 March 1940. On 15 March 1967 he was appointed Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Aleppo and his consecration took place on 14 May 1967 by the hands of the Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Peter Paul Meouchi, and his co-consecrators were Elie Farah, Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus and Joseph Khoury, Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. From 24 September 1967 to 4 August 1977 Salamé was also the apostolic administrator of the Laodicea of the Maronites.

On 9 June 1990, in connection with retirement, Salame resigned from the government of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo and was succeeded by Pierre Calaos.

On 29 March 2004 Joseph Salamé passed away at the age of 89.