Joseph Nafaa
Joseph Nafaa (born March 14, 1969 in Andket , near Tripoli Lebanon ) is a clergyman of the Maronite Catholic Church and Curia Bishop at the Patriarchate of Antioch .
Life
Joseph Nafaa received on 14 September 1995, the sacrament of Holy Orders for the archeparchy Tripoli .
The Synod of the Syrian-Maronite Church of Antioch elected him curia bishop at the Patriarchate in Beirut. Pope Francis confirmed the election on June 17, 2016 and appointed him Titular Bishop of Aradus . The patriarch of Antioch, Béchara Boutros Cardinal Raï , ordained him episcopal on August 3 of the same year. Co -consecrators were Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé , Archbishop of Tripoli in Lebanon , and Archbishop Paul Nabil El-Sayah , Archbishop Emeritus of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elezione di Vescovo di Curia di Antioch dei Maroniti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 17, 2016, accessed June 17, 2016 (Italian).
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| SURNAME | Nafaa, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese clergyman and Maronite curia bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andket , near Tripoli (Lebanon) Lebanon |