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Boutros Raï
Boutros Raï, BA, or Boutros (Pierre) Raï (born November 8, 1922, in Aleppo, Syria - died on 7 June 1994), was bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso in Mexico City. Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch Boutros Raï was ordained on June 26, 1948, as Chaplain of the Basilian monks. His appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch and simultaneously titular bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne of Greek Melkites took place on September 9, 1968. Raï was ordained eparch on November 10, 1968, by Maximos V Hakim, Patriarch of Antioch, and his co-consecrators were Archbishop Neophytos Edelby, BA and Archbishop Georges Haddad. In 1983 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II Apostolic Visitor of the Melkite Church in Mexico and Venezuela. Melkite bishop of Mexico His appointment as bishop for all Melkite Greek Catholic Christians living in Mexico was made on 27 February 1988. On 19 February 1990 Raï was appointed Archbishop "pro hac vice" and assumed duties as the ...
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Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy Of Nuestra Señora Del Paraíso In Mexico City
Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso in Mexico City (Latin: Eparchia Dominae Nostrae Paradisi in Civitate Mexicana Graecorum Melkitarum) is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, based in Mexico City. Territory and statistics The eparchial jurisdiction extends to the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church throughout Mexico. Eparchial headquarters is Mexico City, where the only parish of the eparchy, called Porta Coeli, is located. The eparchy at the end of 2004 had 4,600 baptized. History The emigration of Melkite Christians from the Middle East to Mexico began between approximately 1875 and 1895. It was followed by increased emigration after the two world wars. The vast majority came from southern Lebanon and some also from Syria. The first worship in the Byzantine rite was celebrated in 1927. The first pastoral care was taken by the Salvatorians. The first Chaplain Father Sleiman Khoury, from the Missionary Society of St. Paul (SM ...
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Basilian Monks
Basilian monks are Greek Catholic monks who follow the rule of Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea (330–379). The term 'Basilian' is typically used only in the Catholic Church to distinguish Greek Catholic monks from other forms of monastic life in the Catholic Church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, all monks follow the Rule of Saint Basil, and so do not distinguish themselves as 'Basilian'. The monastic rules and institutes of St. Basil are important because their reconstruction of monastic life remains the basis for most Eastern Orthodox and some Greek Catholic monasticism. Benedict of Nursia, who fulfilled much the same function in the West, took his ''Regula Benedicti'' from the writings of Basil and other earlier Church Fathers. Rule of St. Basil Under the name of Basilians are included all religious following the Rule of St. Basil.
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Maximos V Hakim
Maximos V Hakim (; May 18, 1908 – June 29, 2001) was elected Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in 1967 and served until 2000. He guided the church through turbulent changes in the Middle East and rapid expansion in the Western hemisphere. Life He was born George Selim Hakim at Tanta, Egypt, on May 18, 1908, to parents who were originally from Aleppo. He was educated locally and at Le Collège de la Sainte Famille (High School of the Holy Family) Jesuit school in Cairo. After completing his studies at St. Anne of Jerusalem, he was ordained a priest in the Basilica of St. Anne by Maximos IV Sayegh, then Archbishop of Tyre, on July 20, 1930. As a young priest he taught for a year in the patriarchal school in Beirut before returning to Cairo in 1931. Episcopate He was appointed eparch on March 13, 1943 and consecrated Eparch of St. John of Acre, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee, in Cairo on June 13, 1943, by ...
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Neophytos Edelby
Neophytus or Neophytos (, "newly-planted, newcomer") may refer to: * Neophytos of Nicaea, a Christian martyr * Neophytus (freedman), an imperial freedman of emperor Nero * Patriarch Neophytus I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1153 * Patriarch Neophytus II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1602–03 and 1607–12 * Patriarch Neophytus III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1636–37 * Patriarch Neophytus IV of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1688 * Patriarch Neophytus V of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1707 * Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1734–40 and 1743–44 * Patriarch Neophytus VII of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1789–94 and 1798–1801 * Patriarch Neophytus VIII of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 1891–94 * Neophytos of Cyprus (1134–1214), Cypriot monk and historian * Neophytos Nasri (1670–1731), Melkite bi ...
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Georges Haddad
Georges Haddad (14 March 1924, in Beit Chabad, Lebanon – 30 December 1985) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre in Lebanon. Priest Having entered the Seminary of Saint Anne in Rabweh in 1935, he finished his studies there and was ordained to the priesthood at the Melkite diocese in Beirut on 26 June 1948. Subsequently, Haddad filled a teaching post, became secretary at the Archbishopric of Beirut and pastor at the parish of Saint John Chrysostom. Archbishop On 30 July 1965, Haddad was appointed as Archbishop of Tyre, succeeding Archbishop Agapios Salomon Naoum. The Patriarch of Antioch Maximos IV Sayegh Maximos IV Sayegh (or ''Saïgh''; 10 April 1878 – 5 November 1967) was a Catholic Church in Syria, Syrian Catholic prelate who served as List of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Alexandria ... ordained him to this office, assisted by the Consecrator, co-consecrators Archbishop Basile Kho ...
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Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an All-boys school, all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland, in 1938, soon after which World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent to a Forced labour under German rule during World War II, German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish language, Polish at university. Encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha, he decided to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kra ...
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Nicholas Samra
Nicholas James Samra (born August 15, 1944) is a Syrian American prelate who served as Eparch of Newton in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 2011 to 2022. He also served as Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso in Mexico City from 2015 to 2019. Samra has written extensively on the subject of ecumenism and the Eastern Catholic Churches. Biography Early life and priesthood Samra was born on August 15, 1944, in Paterson, New Jersey to George H. Samra and Elizabeth Balady Samra. His grandparents and his father were immigrants to the United States from Aleppo, Syria. He was ordained a priest for the Eparchy of Newton on May 10, 1970, and served as a pastor in Melkite parishes in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Jersey. Samra earned the B.A. at Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire, and a B.D. from St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Episcopate On April 21, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed Samra to Auxiliary Bishop o ...
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1922 Births
Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera resigns. * January 11 – The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. * January 15 – Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. * January 26 – Italian forces occupy Misrata, Italian Libya, Libya; the Pacification of Libya, reconquest of Libya begins. February * February 6 ** Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. ** The Washington Naval Treaty, Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Empire of Japan, Japan, French Third Republic, France and Kingdom of Italy, Italy. Japan returns some ...
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1994 Deaths
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Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops
The term Melkite (), also written Melchite, refers to various Eastern Christian churches of the Byzantine Rite and their members originating in West Asia. The term comes from the common Central Semitic root ''m-l-k'', meaning "royal", referring to the loyalty to the Byzantine emperor. The term acquired religious connotations as denominational designation for those Christians who accepted imperial religious policies, based on Christological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon (451). Originally, during the Early Middle Ages, Melkites used both Koine Greek and Aramaic (Classical Syriac & Syro-Palestinian) language in their religious life, and initially employed the Antiochian rite in their liturgy, but later (10th–11th century) accepted Constantinopolitan rite, and incorporated Arabic in parts of their liturgical practices. When used in denominational terminology, ''Melkite'' designations can have two distinctive meanings. The term ''Orthodox Melkites'' thus refers to th ...
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