Denys Gaith
Denys Gaith, BC[1][2] (19 March 1910 in Yabroud, Syria – 22 March 1986) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs in Syria.
Life[]
Denys Gaith was ordained on 8 September 1937 and became the Chaplain of the Saint John the Baptist Basilians. The Assembly of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church elected him on 19 August 1971 as successor of Jean Bassoul as Archbishop of Homs. Melkite Patriarch Maximos V Hakim was his consecrator and his co-consecrators were Archbishop , BC and Archbishop Nicolas Hajj, SDS on 12 September 1971. Gaith held office until his death, when he was succeeded by Abraham Nehmé.
References[]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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External links[]
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaith.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120419194326/http://www.pgc-lb.org/english/Church3.shtml#Homs
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1986 deaths
- Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
- Syrian Melkite Greek Catholics
- People from Rif Dimashq Governorate
- 20th-century Syrian people
- 20th-century Eastern Catholic archbishops
- 20th-century people of the Ottoman Empire
- Bishop stubs