Joseph Khoury (Bishop)
Joseph Khoury (born November 1, 1936 in Behwaita ; † November 17, 2016 ) was a Lebanese clergyman and Maronite bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal in Canada.
Life
Joseph Khoury was ordained a priest on December 19, 1964 .
On April 29, 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Visitator for the Maronites in Western and Northern Europe and Titular Bishop of Chonochora . The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the whole of the Orient, Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir , ordained him episcopal on September 4th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé , auxiliary bishop in Antioch , and Gabriel Toubia , archbishop of Tripoli .
On November 11, 1996 he was appointed Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal . On January 10, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Abi-Saber OLM |
Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal 1996–2013 |
Marwan Tabet CLM |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Khoury, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese clergyman and Maronite bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Behwaita |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 2016 |