Paul Abdel Sater

Paul Abdel Sater (born 20 September 1962 in Aïn El Remmaneh, Lebanon) is a Curial bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch.[1]

The Most Reverend

Paul Abdel Sater
Archbishop of Beirut
ChurchMaronite Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBeirut
SeeBeirut
Appointed15 June 2019
Installed14 July 2019
PredecessorPaul Youssef Matar
Orders
Ordination29 June 1987
by Khalil Abi-Nader
Consecration5 September 2015
by Béchara Boutros Raï
Personal details
Birth namePaul Abdel Sater
Born (1962-09-20) 20 September 1962
Aïn El Remmaneh, Lebanon
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Life

Paul Abdel Sater received his ordination to the priesthood on 29 June 1987 and became priest of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut.[2]

The Synod of the Maronite Church of Antioch elected him Curial Bishop of the Maronite Patriarchate, with Pope Francis confirming his election on July 28, 2015 and appointing him as the titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia.[2] Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, O.M.M., ordained on 5 September of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Archeparch of Beirut, Paul Youssef Matar, and the Archeparch of Haifa and the Holy Land, Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.

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References
  1. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees: SAN… – SB…". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. "Dalle Chiese Orientali Cattoliche". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
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