Antoine Hayek
Antoine Hayek BC (born August 26, 1928 in Maghduscha in southern Lebanon , † May 1, 2010 ) was Archbishop of the Archeparch Banyas and Marjayoun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church united with the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Antoine Hayek joined the Congregation of the Basilian by St. John the Baptist and was ordained a priest on August 1, 1954 .
In 1989 he was elected Archbishop of the Archeparchy Banyas and Marjayoun (Caesarea Philippi) by the Holy Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and confirmed by Pope John Paul II . The episcopal ordination on February 11, 1990 gave him His Holiness Maximos V Hakim , the Patriarch of Antioch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ; Co - consecrators were Joseph-Marie Raya , Archbishop of the Archeparchy Acre of the Graeko-Melkites, and Abraham Nehmé , Archbishop of Homs of the Graeko-Melkites.
Hayek was a member of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon.
His age-related resignation was granted at the Holy Synod in Ain Traz , which took place from October 9th to 14th, 2006.
Web links
- Entry on Antoine Hayek on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- Entry in opuslibani.org.lb ( Memento from November 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Marie Raya SDS |
Archbishop of Banyas 1989-2006 |
Georges Nicolas Haddad SMSP |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hayek, Antoine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hayek, Antoine BC |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese clergyman, Archbishop of Banyas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maghduscha , South Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2010 |