Paul Dahdah
Paul Dahdah OCD (born January 8, 1941 in Zgharta ) is a Lebanese religious and retired Apostolic Vicar of Beirut .
Life
Paul Dahdah joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites and was ordained a priest on April 17, 1966 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Baghdad on May 30, 1983 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon , Archbishop Luciano Angeloni , donated him episcopal ordination on August 21 of the same year; Co-consecrators were Raphael I. Bidawid , Patriarch of Babylon , and Paul Bassim OCD, Vicar Apostolic of Beirut.
On July 30, 1999 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Beirut and Titular Archbishop pro hac vice of Arae in Numidia . On August 2, 2016, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vicario Apostolico di Bairut (Libano) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 2, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Host Charles Albert Nyary OCD |
Archbishop of Baghdad 1983–1999 |
Jean Benjamin Sleiman OCD |
| Paul Bassim OCD |
Vicar Apostolic of Beirut 1999–2016 |
Cesar Essayan OFM Conv |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahdah, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese religious, Vicar Apostolic of Beirut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zgharta |