Maronite Church

Syriac Eastern Catholic Church

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June 19 2021 Selim Jean Sfeir is appointed as the new leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus
November 1 2020 Charbel Abdallah becomes the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre
November 1 2020 Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage retires from his position as Archeparch
November 1 2020 Joseph Soueif concludes his leadership of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus
2019 Peter Karam was appointed as Curial Bishop of Antiochia (Antioch) in Lebanon, representing a significant advancement in his ecclesiastical career within the Maronite Catholic Church.
February 2014 Wissam Akiki was ordained as the first married man to the Maronite priesthood in North America by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan at St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral in St. Louis, breaking the traditional celibacy requirement for Maronite priests in the region.
March 2011 Bechara Boutros al-Rahi was elected as the Maronite Patriarch, following the resignation of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.

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