Paul-Emile Saadé
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His Excellency Paul-Emile Saadé | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Batroun | |
| Appointed | 5 June 1999 |
| Term ended | 5 June 2011 |
| Predecessor | Youhanna Habqoug Albecha'alani |
| Successor | Mounir Khairallah |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 April 1958 |
| Consecration | 12 July 1986 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1933 |
| Died | 21 September 2022 (aged 89) Zgharta, Lebanon |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Antiochia and Apamea in Syria (1986–1999) |
Paul-Emile Saadé (9 July 1933 – 21 September 2022) was Lebanese Maronite Catholic prelate who was Emeritus Maronite Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun.[1]
Life
Paul-Emile Saadé was born in Ehden, Mount Lebanon on 9 July 1933.
Saadé received his priestly ordination on 12 April 1958. On 2 May 1986,
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 5 June 1999, Saadé was appointed bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Batroun. On 5 June 2011, his resignation by reason of age was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI.
Saadé died on 21 September 2022, at the age of 89.
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.
External links
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- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/batr0.htm
- Bishop Paul Emil Saade on Ehden Family Tree Website
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