Nicolas Antiba
Nicolas Antiba BA (born December 25, 1945 in Aleppo ) is a Syrian religious and retired Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Bosra and Hauran .
Life
Nicolas Antiba joined the religious order of the Basilians of Aleppo , made his profession on March 23, 1964 and was ordained a priest on September 19, 1971 . The Chapter of the Order elected him Superior General in 1989 . He resigned from his office in 1995.
The Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church elected him Archbishop of Bosra and Hauran on June 22, 2012 . This election was confirmed by Pope Francis on May 2, 2013 . The Melkite Patriarch Gregory III. Laham donated him episcopal ordination on August 25, 2013 . Co-consecrators were his predecessor Boulos Nassif Borkhoche and the Apostolic Exarch in Venezuela, Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Boulos Nassif Borkhoche SMSP |
Archbishop of Bosra and Hauran 2013–2018 |
Elias El-Debei |
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| SURNAME | Antiba, Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian religious, retired Archbishop of Bosra and Hauran |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aleppo |