Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad
His Beatitude Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad | |
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Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians | |
Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
See | Antioch |
Installed | 20 February 2001 |
Term ended | 2 February 2008 |
Predecessor | Ignatius Moses I Daoud |
Successor | Ignatius Joseph III Yonan |
Orders | |
Ordination | October 17, 1954 (Priest) |
Consecration | June 21, 1997 (Bishop) by Antony II Hayyek |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Gregory Abdalahad (1930-06-30)30 June 1930 Aleppo, Syrian Republic |
Died | 4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 87) Jerusalem |
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad (born Peter Gregory Abdalahad; 30 June 1930 – 4 April 2018) was patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriac Catholic Church. He served as patriarch from 2001 to 2008, when he resigned and retired.
Biography
He was ordained priest on October 17, 1954 and consecrated bishop on June 21, 1997 by Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Antony II Hayyek, and served as auxiliary bishop of Antioch till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church on February 16, 2001. His resignation was accepted on February 2, 2008. He lived in Beirut. He was succeeded by Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, who was elected as Primate and Patriarch on January 20, 2009 and his election confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on January 22, 2009.
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad died in Jerusalem on 4 April 2018.
Distinctions
- Grand Master of the Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch
References
- "Archbishop Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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Preceded by Jean-Elie Hallouli | Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem 1991–2001 | Succeeded by Grégoire Pierre Melki |
Preceded by | Titular Bishop of Batnae for the Syrians 1996–2001 | Succeeded by Grégoire Pierre Melki |
Preceded by | Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic Church 20 February 2001 – 2 February 2008 | Succeeded by |
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