Antoine Torbey (15 September 1925 – 9 August 2004) was a Maronite bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia.

Life

Antoine Torbey received on 24 March 1951 his priestly ordination.

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appointed him on May 2, 1986 Bishop of Latakia and his episcopal ordination was performed by the

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, on 12 July of the same year. His co-consecrators were

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, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch, Chucrallah Harb, Bishop of Jounieh, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archbishop of Cyprus, Khalil Abi-Nader, Archbishop of Beirut, Ignace Ziadé, Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut,

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, Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano, Elie Farah, emeritus Archbishop of Cyprus, Joseph Merhi, CML, Bishop of Cairo,

Ibrahim Hélou Ibrahim Hélou (27 March 1925 in Jezzine, Lebanon – 3 February 1996) was a Lebanese eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon. Life Ibrahim Hélou was born in Jezzine, Lebanon. On 22 December 1951 he was ordained to the priesthood. On 1 ...

, Archbishop ad personam of Sidon, and

Roland Aboujaoudé Roland Aboujaoudé (7 September 1930 – 2 May 2019) was a Lebanese Catholic Maronite eparch of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. Life Roland Aboujaoudé was born on 7 September 1930 in Jal-Edib, Lebanon. He was ordained priest o ...

, auxiliary bishop in Antioch. On June 23, 2001, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. Torbey died on 9 August 2004 at the age of 78.

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