Camille Zaidan

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Camille Zaidan
Archeparch of Antelias
ChurchMaronite Church
ArchdioceseArcheparchy of Antelias
In office16 June 2012 – 21 October 2019
PredecessorJoseph Mohsen Béchara
SuccessorAntoine Farès Bou Najem
Previous postsTitular Eparch of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti (2011-2012)
Curial Eparch of Antioch (2011-2012)
Orders
Ordination23 October 1971
Consecration23 September 2011
by Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
Personal details
Born(1944-03-09)9 March 1944
Died21 October 2019(2019-10-21) (aged 75)

Camille Zaidan (9 March 1944 – 21 October 2019) was the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Antelias in Lebanon.[1]

Life

Camille Zaidan received his ordination to the priesthood on 23 October 1971. On 6 June 2011, he was elected bishop by Synod of Maronite bishops in Antioch. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed on 13 August of the same year his nomination and appointed him titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti.

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, OMM, ordained him bishop on 23 September of the same year and his co-consecrators were the Archeparch Emeritus of Antelias, Joseph Mohsen Béchara, and the Emeritus Curial Bishop of Antioch, Samir Mazloum.

In June 2012, the Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church elected him Archbishop of Antelias. Pope Benedict XVI confirmed his appointment to the office on 16 June 2012.[2]

References

  1. "المطران كميل زيدان في ذمّة الله". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "Archeparchy of Antelias, Lebanon 🇱🇧 (Maronite Rite)". GCatholic. Retrieved 2024-12-02.