Paul Fouad Tabet
Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet (born November 28, 1929 in Maarab , Lebanon , † July 20, 2009 ) was Maronite Archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio .
Life
Paul Fouad Tabet was ordained priest in the Maronite rite on December 22, 1956 . From 1978 to 1980 he was the representative of the Curia in the West Indies ( Antilles ); he was also made an honorary prelate. From 1980 to 1984 he was a delegate in the Antilles.
Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop pro hac vice of Sinna on February 9, 1980 and appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio of the West Indies ( Bahamas , Barbados , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago ). He was ordained bishop on March 30, 1980 by Anton Peter Khoraiche , Maronite Patriarch of Antioch ; Co-consecrators were Bishop Chucrallah Harb and Bishop Roland Aboujaoudé . In 1984 he was also appointed pro-nuncio in Belize , and in 1984 he was appointed pro-nuncio in Nigeria . In 1991 he moved to the Vatican State Secretariat . In 1996 he became Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the United Nations Office in Geneva, succeeding Justo Mullor García . In 1996 he became nuncio in Greece , succeeding Luciano Storero ; he was succeeded by Patrick Coveney .
He was a member of the Honorary Commission of the Bios Prize Award of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees .
In 2005 Pope John Paul II granted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on Paul Fouad Tabet on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 19, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Papal representations , apostolische-nachstieg.de, viewed on July 28, 2009
- ↑ Bios Prize Award Ceremony to Ruud Lubbers ( Memento of November 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), UN High Commissioner for Refugees, accessed on July 28, 2009 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Storero |
Apostolic Nuncio in Greece 1996-2005 |
Patrick Coveney |
| Carlo Curis |
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Nigeria 1984–1991 |
Carlo Maria Viganò |
| --- |
Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Belize 1984–1984 |
Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
| --- |
Pro-Nuncio in Bahamas , Barbados , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago 1980–1984 |
Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tabet, Paul Fouad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tabet, Paul Fouad Naïm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese Bishop of the Maronite Church and Apostolic Nuncio |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maarab , Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 2009 |