François Ayoub
François Ayoub[1] (born on 11 July 1899 in Aleppo, Syria - died on 2 June 1966)[2] was a Syrian Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo and the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus.
Life[]
On May 16, 1925, Françoise Ayoub was ordained priest. His appointment as Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus took place on 28 November 1942[3] and he was consecrated bishop on 14 February 1943 by Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Anthony Peter Arida, and his co-consecrators were , Titular bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti, , Eparch of Baalbek, , Titular Archbishop of Cyrruhs per i Maroniti, , Archeparch of Aleppo and , Archeparch of Damascus. In 1950, he was co-consecrator of the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Anthony Peter Khoraish. On 16 April 1954, Ayoub was named to the Archeparchy of Aleppo and at the same time he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia. He participated in the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
References[]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Aleppe, Syria (Maronite Rite)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Nekrolog 1966". apostolische-nachfolge.de. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Ernennung 1942". apostolische-nachfolge.de. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links[]
- 1899 births
- 1966 deaths
- 20th-century Maronite Catholic bishops
- Syrian Maronites
- People from Aleppo
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council