Clement Bahouth
Clement Bahouth | |
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Bishop) by Maximos III Mazloum | |
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| Born | Michael Bahouth 1799 |
| Died | 13 June 1882 (aged 82–83) |
Clement Michael Bahouth (or Clement Bahous, 1799–1882) was
Life
Michael Bahouth was born in 1799 near
At the death of patriarch Maximos III Mazloum, the synod of the Melkite Catholic bishops elected Clement Bahouth as patriarch on 1 April 1856. His election was supported by both the bishops partisans of Mazloum's line and by Archbishop Paolo Brunoni, a
Clement Bahouth was docile to the demand of Archbishop
In 1864 Clement Bahouth asked Rome again to resign and to elect as successor Gregory Youssef, who was appointed bishop of Acre a few years before by Clement himself. This time Rome authorized the resignation, and a synod of bishops was summoned 24 September 1864. At the opening of synod Clement announced his resignation, and the synod in a few days elected Gregory II Youssef according to Clement's wishes. After this synod Clement Bahouth returned to live as a simple novice monk.[2] In 1870 he participated silently at the First Vatican Council. He died on 13 June 1882 in the Holy Saviour monastery, where he was buried.
See also
- Patriarch of Antioch
- List of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch
Notes
- ^ "Patriarch Clément Bahous". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d Korolevskij, DHGE, 6 (1932)
- ^ on 29 July according to the Julian calendar
- ^ "Consécrations Episcopales sous le pontificat du patriarcheClement Ier Bahous". Le Lien (3): 57. 1979.
- ^ a b c Frazee (2006), p. 290
References
- Descy, Serge (1993). The Melkite Church. Boston: Sophia Press.
- Dick, Iganatios (2004). Melkites: Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics of the Patriarchates of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem. Boston: Sophia Press.
- Frazee, Charles A. (2006) [1983]. Catholics and Sultans: The Church and the Ottoman Empire 1453-1923. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521027007.
- Korolevskij, Cyrille (1932). "Bahouth". Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. Vol. 6. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. pp. 229–236.