Boutros Raï
Boutros Raï BA , also Pierre Raï (born November 8, 1922 in Aleppo , Syria ; † June 7, 1994 ), was bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church of Mexico .
Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch
Boutros Raï was ordained a religious priest of the Aleppine Basilians on June 26, 1948 . His appointment as auxiliary bishop in Antioch , while the titular bishop of Edessa in Osrhoene dei Greco-Melkiti took place on September 9, 1968. He was on 10 November 1968 by Archbishop Maximos V Hakim , the Patriarch of Antioch , and the co-consecrators Archbishop Néophytos Edelby BA and Archbishop Georges Haddad , ordained bishop . 1983 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the apostolic visitor of the Melkite Church in Mexico and Venezuela .
Melkite Bishop of Mexico
His appointment as bishop for all in Mexico living Christians of the Melkite Greek Catholic he received on 27 February 1988. On February 19, 1990, he became the Archbishop " pro hac vice " appointed and assumed duties as the tasks of the Apostolic Exarchs of Venezuela and Apostolic Visitor in Argentina .
As Melkite Archbishop Raï was co-consecrator of Bishop Nicholas James Samra as titular bishop of Gerasa and auxiliary bishop in Newton , USA . He served as Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México until his death on June 7, 1994.
Web links
- Entry on Boutros Raï on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry for Boutros Raï on catholic-hierarchy.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raï, boutros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Raï, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aleppo , Syria |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1994 |