Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad

Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad (born Peter Gregory Abdalahad; 30 June 1930 – 4 April 2018) was patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syriac Catholic Church. He served as patriarch from 2001 to 2008, when he resigned and retired.

His Beatitude Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians
Church	Syriac Catholic Church
See	Antioch
Installed	20 February 2001
Term ended	2 February 2008
Predecessor	Ignatius Moses I Daoud
Successor	Ignatius Joseph III Yonan
Orders
Ordination	October 17, 1954 (Priest)
Consecration	June 21, 1997 (Bishop) by Antony II Hayyek
Personal details
Birth name	Peter Gregory Abdalahad
Born	(1930-06-30)30 June 1930 Aleppo, Syrian Republic
Died	4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 87) Jerusalem

Biography

He was ordained priest on October 17, 1954 and consecrated bishop on June 21, 1997 by Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Antony II Hayyek, and served as auxiliary bishop of Antioch till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church on February 16, 2001. His resignation was accepted on February 2, 2008. He lived in Beirut. He was succeeded by Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, who was elected as Primate and Patriarch on January 20, 2009 and his election confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on January 22, 2009.

Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad died in Jerusalem on 4 April 2018.

Distinctions

• Grand Master of the Order of Saint Ignatius of Antioch

References

• "Archbishop Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Jean-Elie Hallouli	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem 1991–2001	Succeeded by Grégoire Pierre Melki
Preceded by Gregorios Elias Tabé	Titular Bishop of Batnae for the Syrians 1996–2001	Succeeded by Grégoire Pierre Melki
Preceded by Ignatius Moses I Daoud	Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic Church 20 February 2001 – 2 February 2008	Succeeded by Ignatius Joseph III Yonan