Morkos Hakim
Morkos Hakim OFM (born November 11, 1930 in Abusir ; † August 11, 2014 ) was Bishop of Sohag .
Life
Morkos Hakim joined the Congregation of the Franciscan at and received on 26 June 1955, the priestly ordination .
Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Coptic Catholic eparchy Sohag on May 26, 1982 . He received his episcopal ordination on June 6th of the same year by the Bishop of Assiut , Youhanna Nueir OFM; Co- consecrators were Andraos Ghattas CM , Bishop of Luxor , and Antonios Naguib , Bishop of Minya . On August 9, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation.
Morkos Hakim was involved in the Focolare Movement in Egypt.
Web links
- Entry on Morkos Hakim on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 15, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Egypt in the Sign of Ecumenism” , Focolare Movement, September 6, 2012
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Sohag 1982-2003 |
Youssef Aboul-Kheir |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hakim, Morkos |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hakim, Morkos OFM |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian religious, Coptic Catholic Bishop of Sohag |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Abusir |
DATE OF DEATH | 11th August 2014 |