Ignatius Ghattas
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| Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas | |
 A photograph of Bishop Ignatius as a young priest in the United States |
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| Born | 25 December 1920 in Maaloul |
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| Died | 11 October 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic |
| Ordained | 1946 |
| Offices held | Eparch of Newton |
| Title | Archbishop, Priest |
Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas (25 December 1920 - 11 October 1992) was the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparch of Newton from 1990 until his death.[1]
Ghattas, a native of Maaloul[2] and Nazareth, entered Holy Saviour monastery in Saida, Lebanon following his primary education and professed his religious vows in 1939. He was ordained a priest of the Basilian Salvatorian Order in 1946. Following his ordination he taught Greek, Latin, English, French and mathematics.[3] In 1952, he went to the United States to serve as assistant pastor of St. Elias parish in Cleveland, Ohio, and was appointed pastor in 1955.[4]
Later, Archimandrite Ghattas was elected bishop by the Holy Synod of the Melkite Church in July, 1989 and approved by the Holy See on December 11. He was consecrated archbishop on February 23, 1990, succeeding Archbishop Joseph Tawil as eparch. He died in Cleveland, Ohio in 1992 at age 72.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Catholic Hirearchy website, retrieved 5 November 2007
- ^ In Memory:Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas, retrieved 30 March 2008
- ^ "Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas, 71; spiritual leader of Melkites in US". The Boston Globe, 16 October 1992
- ^ St. Elias Church website, retrieved 5 November 2007
- ^ "OBITUARY At 72, Archbishop Ignatius Ghattas, Eparch of Newton", The Boston Herald, October 16, 1992, pp. 055. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
[edit] External links
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church Biography of Joseph Tawil
- The Courage To Be Ourselves
- Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem
- L'Église Melkite/The Melkite Church.
- Melkite Catholic Web Ring.
- Official Website of the Melkite Church in the US.
- Extensive history of the Melkite Church
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