Tobia Aoun
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Tobia Aoun (December 1803 – 4 April 1871) (Tubiya, Tobias, Tubiyya, Aun, Awn) was an Assistant to the Pontifical Throne,[1] Archbishop of Beirut, Count of Rome, Bishop of Saint-John-Acre, Knight of the French Legion of Honour, Knight of the Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, and Council Father of the First Vatican Council.
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Catholic Archbishop | |
Church | Maronite Church |
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Consecration | 31 December 1844 |
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Born | December 1803 |
Died | April 4, 1871 (1871-04-05) (aged 67) |
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He was the first Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut and a much respected leader of the Maronites during the 1859–1860 conflict in Mount Lebanon.[2][3]