Paul-Mounged El-Hachem
Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, Boutros Gemayel and Roland Aboujaoudé | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1934 |
| Died | 7 October 2022 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Previous post(s) | Eparch of Baalbek–Deir Al-Ahmar (Maronite) (1995–2005) |
| Styles of Paul-Mounged El-Hachem | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Archbishop | |
Paul-Mounged El-Hachem (
Biography
El-Hachem was born on 8 September 1934 in Aqoura, Lebanon. He was ordained a priest of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch on 28 March 1959.[1] He worked for years in Lebanon.
El-Hachem studied at the seminary in
From 1967 to 1970, he served as director of the Arabic programs for Vatican Radio. From 1970 to 1978, he was an official of the Commission for Social Communications, vice-director for the Holy See Press Office. In 1974 he was appointed delegate in charge of the Vatican Film Library.[4]
From 1978 to 1995, El-Hachem worked at the Vatican Secretariat of State. From 1991 to 2004 he was a professor of Islamic law at the Pontifical Lateran University.[5]
On 30 October 1993 he was appointed head of the General Affairs Section of the Vatican Secretariat of State.[1][6]
On 10 June 1995, he was appointed bishop of the Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar, succeeding
On 27 August 2005, El-Hachem was appointed
El-Hachem retired when he was replaced in those positions on 2 December 2009.[9] He died on 7 October 2022, at the age of 88.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.08.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Most Rev. Mounged El-Hachem Titular Archbishop of Darnis". Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ [Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982], Città del Vaticano 1982, S. 1775.
- ^ "Vatican web site". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Christians and Muslims » "The West Needs to Better Understand Islam" – Retired Nuncio". christiansandmuslims.com. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "New Nuncio Named for Gulf States and Arabia". Zenit. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Vatican-Saudi talks on churches". BBC News. 18 March 2008.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.08.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.12.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "La morte dell'arcivescovo El-Hachem nunzio apostolico". L'Osservatore Romano. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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