Antoine Nabil Andari (born 8 November 1949 in Billa,

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) is Curial Bishop of the

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and Auxiliary Bishop to

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Life

Antoine Nabil Andari received on 27 August 1977 the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood. As a priest: 1978 - 1985 :Assistant priest of the Parish of

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1982 - 1983 and 1988 - 1989 :Professor at the Faculty of Theology of the

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1986 - 1995 :Rector of the Maronite Patriarchal Seminary - Ghazir. 1987 - 1995 :Secretary of the Association of Major Catholic Seminaries in Lebanon. 1995 - 1997 :Assistant priest of Our Lady of Lebanon - Paris On 7 June 1997 he was appointed by

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of Tarsus dei Maroniti and was named Curial Bishop of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch.

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Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ('; ; ; 15 May 1920 – 12 May 2019) was the 76th Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the Whole Levant and head of the Maronite Church from 1986 to 2011. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1994. E ...

ordained him on 1 November of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were the

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of the diocese of Joubbé and Sarba,

Francis Némé Baïssari Francis Némé Baïssari (September 18, 1933 in Knat, Lebanon – February 24, 2015) was a Maronite Catholic bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh. Life Ordained ...

, and the Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Antelias,

Joseph Mohsen Béchara Joseph Mohsen Béchara (19 March 1935 – 9 June 2020) was a Maronite archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus and the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias. Life Joseph Mohsen Béchara received on 19 April 1963 the sacram ...

Certificates

He completed his secondary studies at Saint Maron Seminary - Ghazir June 1970: Baccalaureate Second Division - Philosophy. July 1974: Teaching degree in Philosophy. June 1977: Bachelor of Theology. 1977 - 1978 In-depth lessons in philosophy DEA He completed his university studies at Saint Joseph University - Beirut, and the Catholic University of Louvain - Belgium. He is fluent in Arabic, French, English, Latin and Syriac.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andari, Antoine Nabil 1949 births Lebanese Maronites Living people 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops 20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops