Ignace Mobarak (26 September 1876 in Rismayya,
Lebanon
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– 19 May 1958 in
Beirut
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, Lebanon) was an Archeparch of the
Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut.
Life
In 1876 Ignace Mobarak was born in present-day Lebanon. On June 29, 1901 Mobarak received at the age of 25 years his ordination to the priesthood.
At the age of 42 years, on February 23, 1919 he was named Archbishop of Beirut. The solemn consecration took place on 2 March 1919 by the hands of the
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
This is a list of the Maronite patriarchs of Antioch and all the East, the Primate (bishop), primate of the Maronite Church, one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Starting with Paul Peter Massad in 1854, after becoming patriarch of the Maronite Ca ...
,
Elias Peter Hoayek. On 20 January 1952 Archeparch Mobarak renounce of his office and at the same time he was appointed
Titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Gabala.
After a total of 57 years as a priest and 39 years as a bishop in the pastoral service, Ignace Mobarak died at the age of 81 years, on May 19, 1958 in Beirut.
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References
External links
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoba.html
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1876 births
1958 deaths
Lebanese Maronites
20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops