Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad

His Beatitude
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians
Church Syrian Catholic Church
See Antioch
Installed February 20, 2001
Term ended February 2, 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 30 June 1930
Aleppo, Syria

Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad (born Peter Gregory Abdalahad at Aleppo on June 28, 1930) is Patriarch Emeritus of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians of the Syriac Catholic Church (or Syrian Catholic Church). They are one of the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches following the Antiochene rite, the Syriac tradition of Antioch, along with the Syriac Orthodox Maronites, Syro-MalankaraChristians.

He was ordained priest on October 17, 1954 and consecrated bishop on June 21, 1997 by Patriarch Ignatius Antony II Hayyek, and served as auxiliary bishop of Antioch till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch on February 16, 2001. His resignation has been accepted on February 2, 2008. He lives in Beirut.

Ignatius Joseph III Yonan was elected as Primate and Patriarch on January 20, 2009 and his election confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on January 22, 2009.

Catholic Church titles
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

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