Robert Joseph Shaheen
Maronite Catholic Church | |
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Diocese | Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles |
Installed | February 15, 2001 |
Term ended | July 10, 2013 |
Predecessor | John George Chedid |
Successor | Abdallah Elias Zaidan |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 2, 1964 by Francis Mansour Zayek |
Consecration | February 15, 2001 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Francis Mansour Zayek, Roland Aboujaoudé, John George Chedid and Stephen Youssef Doueihi |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 9 August 2017 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 80)
Styles of Robert Joseph Shaheen | ||
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Reference style | ||
Spoken style | Eparch |
Robert Joseph Shaheen (3 June 1937 – 9 August 2017) was an American
Life
Shaheen was born to Albert and Aileen Shaheen in Danbury, Connecticut; his grandfather came to the United States from Lebanon in 1898.[1] He attended St. Peter Grammar School and Danbury High School before entering the Latin Church St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield in 1955.[1][2][3] In 1958, he transferred to the Eastern rite St. Basil Seminary in Methuen, Massachusetts, while attending classes at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire.[2]
After being
From 1965 to 1970, he organized and celebrated Maronite liturgies on regular basis.[5] He also developed newsletters, bulletins, and fliers; conducted a census to identify Maronites in the greater metropolitan area; and introduced spiritual and cultural programs, including Maronite religious education classes.[5] He hosted National Aposolate of Maronites Convention in 1970. Kicking-off a fund drive for new church in 1971, he later dedicated a new church in November 1975 and a new rectory in February 1977.[5] He was ordained an archpriest in September 1978, and dedicated a new parish center "The Cedars" in November 1979.[6]
On March 31, 1986, Shaheen was ordained a Chorbishop by Archbishop Zayek.[7] He purchased additional property and buildings for future development as a Maronite retirement center and cultural center in 1991, and again hosted the National Apostolate of Maronites Convention in 1995.[7]
On December 5, 2000, Shaheen was appointed
Shaheen was the first Lebanese Maronite priest or bishop from the United States.[2][9] Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 10, 2013.
Shaheen died on August 9, 2017, in St. Louis at the age of 80.[10] He was buried in his birthplace of Danbury, Connecticut on August 21.[11]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b "Youth: 1937-1958". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Seminary: 1955-1963". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae - Maronite Eparchial Bishop Robert J. Shaheen". Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Robert Joseph Shaheen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b c d e "Priesthood: 1964-1978". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Monsignor: 1978-1986". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Chorbishop: 1986-2001". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sayedna 2001-". Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Danbury native named bishop". The News Times.
- ^ Maronite Bishop Robert J. Shaheen dies Aug. 9
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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