Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad
Head of the Syriac Catholic Church from 2001 to 2008 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad | |
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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 | |
Born | Peter Gregory Abdalahad (1930-06-30)30 June 1930 |
Died | 4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 87) Jerusalem |
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