Paul-Emile Saadé
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Paul-Emile Saadé (born 9 July 1933 in Ehden, North Lebanon) is an Emeritus Maronite Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun.[1]
Life[]
Paul-Emile Saadé received his priestly ordination on 12 April 1958.
On May 2, 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti and auxiliary bishop of Antioch. Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir ordained him bishop on 12 July of the same year. His co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch, Georges Abi-Saber, Auxiliary bishop of Antioch, Chucrallah Harb, Eparch of Jounieh, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, Archeparch of Cyprus, Khalil Abi-Nader, Archeparch of Beirut, Ignace Ziadé, Emeritus Archeparch of Beirut, Antoine Joubeir, Archeparch of Tripoli, Elie Farah, Emeritus Archeparch of Cyprus, Joseph Merhi, Eparch of Cairo and Ibrahim Hélou, Eparch of Sidon.[2]
On June 5, 1999, Saadé was appointed bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Batroun. On June 5, 2011, his resignation by reason of age was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI.
References[]
- ^ "Lebanon celebrates 1600th anniversary of St. Maron's death". catholicnewsagency.com. 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Bishop Paul-Emile Saadé; Catholic Hierarchy". catholic-hierarchy.org/. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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- Bishop Paul Emil Saade on Ehden Family Tree Website
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