Chucrallah Harb

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Chucrallah Harb
Bishop of the Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite)
ChurchMaronite Church
SeeEparchy of Jounieh (Maronite)
In office1977 – 1999
Predecessornone
SuccessorAntoine Nabil Andari
Orders
OrdinationJune 19, 1949
Personal details
Born(1923-05-05)May 5, 1923
Died31 December 2019(2019-12-31) (aged 96)
Previous post(s)Prelate

Chucrallah Boutros Harb (May 5, 1923 – December 31, 2019) was a Lebanese Hierarch of Maronite Church and an eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Baalbek and Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Jounieh.

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Harb was born in Tannourine, Lebanon and was ordained a priest on June 19, 1949. He was appointed bishop to the Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar on March 15, 1967, by Pope Paul VI and ordained bishop on May 14, 1967, by Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Paul Peter Meouchi. His co-consecrators were Elie Farah, Archeparch of Cyprus and Joseph Khoury, Archeparch of Tyre. Harb was appointed bishop of the Eparchy of Jounieh on August 4, 1977, and held this position until his retirement on June 5, 1999.

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