Antoine Chbeir
| Antoine Chbeir | |
|---|---|
| Eparch of Latakia | |
| Native name | انطوان شبير |
| Church | Maronite Church |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Latakia |
| Appointed | 14 March 2015 |
| Predecessor | Elias Khoury Sleman |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 June 1988 |
| Consecration | 18 April 2015 by Bechara Boutros al-Rahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1961 Ghosta, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon |
Antoine Chbeir (born 12 January 1961) is a Lebanese Maronite bishop of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia.
Life
Antoine Chbeir was born in 1961 in Ghosta, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. He was ordained on13 June 1988. The decision of the 14th Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church on 10 March 2015 convenes to elected him Bishop of Latakia. Pope Francis approved his election as Bishop of Latakia on 14 March 2015.[1]
On 18 April 2015 Chbeir was ordained bishop by the hands of Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Béchara Boutros Raï, OMM. His co-consecrators were Antoine Nabil Andari, Titular bishop of Tarsus of Maronites and Joseph Soueif, bishop of Cyprus.
References
- Back to citation "Eparchy of Latakia, Syria (Maronite Rite)". GCatholic. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
Bibliography
- Dalle Chiese Orientali Cattoliche, Daily Bulletin, Holy See Press Office, 14 March 2015, Retrieved 14 March 2015 (in Italian).