Mansour Hobeika (December 20, 1941, in Hadath Baalbek,

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– October 28, 2014, in

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) was a Maronite bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Zahleh in Lebanon.

Life

Mansour Hobeika studied philosophy and theology at

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from 1962 to 1968. He holds degrees in literature, philosophy, theology and psychology. Ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 1968, he studied canon law at the Instituto per l'Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino in

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and in the

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, obtained his doctorate in Oriental Canon law in Rome. He taught at the

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, graduating himself from a course in Islamic studies and Arabic language. In addition to Arabic, he also spoke French, Italian, German and English. Hobeika was appointed bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Zahleh,

, on September 12, 2002, by

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and was ordained bishop on October 26, 2002, by the hands of

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. His co-consecrators were

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of Antioch and

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, Emeritus Eparch of Jounieh.Mansour Hobeika
/ref> Hobeika died on October 28, 2014.

Sources

* Who's who in Lebanon 2005, p. 161. * Annuario Pontificio 2007, p. 827.

Notes

External links

* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zahl1.htm 1941 births 2014 deaths Jurists of religious law Academic staff of Université La Sagesse Lebanese Eastern Catholic bishops 21st-century Maronite Catholic bishops Eastern Catholic bishops in Lebanon {{Maronite-bishop-stub