Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
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Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i (or Raï; Arabic: بِشَارَة بُطرُس الرَّاعِيّ, romanized: Mor Bişâre Butrus er-Râî; Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܫܐܪܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܠܪܐܥܝ; Latin: Béchara Petrus Raï) (born 25 February 1940) is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since March 15, 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch | |
Church | Maronite Church |
See | Antioch and All the East |
Appointed | 15 March 2011 |
Installed | 25 March 2011 |
Predecessor | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |
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Ordination | 3 September 1967 |
Consecration | 12 July 1986 by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |
Created cardinal | 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Patriarch (Cardinal Bishop) |
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Born | (1940-02-25) 25 February 1940 (age 84) Himlaya, Lebanon |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
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