Robert Joseph Shaheen
Robert Joseph Shaheen (born June 3, 1937 in Danbury , Connecticut - † August 9, 2017 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was an American clergyman of the Maronite Church and bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles .
Life
Robert Joseph Shaheen was ordained a priest on May 2, 1964 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles on December 5, 2000 . The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the whole Orient, Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir , donated him the episcopal ordination on February 15 of the following year; Co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé , Auxiliary Bishop in Antioch , John George Chedid , Old Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles, Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi , Bishop of Saint Maron in Brooklyn , and Francis Mansour Zayek , Old Archbishop ad personam of Saint Maron in Brooklyn .
On July 10, 2013, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
In 1998 he was accepted into the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem by Cardinal Grand Master Carlo Furno and invested as Commander with a Star (Grand Officer) in September 1998.
Individual proof
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John George Chedid |
Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles 2000–2013 |
Abdallah Elias Zaidan ML |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shaheen, Robert Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon in Los Angeles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danbury , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 2017 |
| Place of death | St. Louis , Missouri |