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Mr. Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir ( Arabic: الكاردينال مار نصر الله بطرس صفير) (born May 15, 1920 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Antioch on the Orontes (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη Antiochia ad Orontem also Bkerké ( Arabic: بكركي also Bkerke or Bkerkeh) is the See of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate located 650 m above the bay of Jounieh See Syriac (disambiguation for other uses Syriac (syr ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language The Arabic language family consists of The Arabic macrolanguage ( ISO 639-3 ara including the living Varieties of Arabic St Maroun also known as Saint Maron, was a 5th century Syriac Christian Monk who founded the Maronite spiritual movement Saint Charbel, or Sharbel, (مار شربل May 8 1828 – December 24 1898) born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès ( Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914) also known Saint Nimattullah Kassab Al-Hardini was born in 1808 in Hardin, Lebanon. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The Lebanese Maronite Order (known also as Baladites or Valadites) is a monk order among the Levantine Catholic Maronite Church, which from the beginning The history of Lebanon is almost as old as the earliest evidence of humankind Lebanon is a Parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of confessionalism, in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives Joseph Khoury (born on November 1st, 1936 is the Catholic Bishop of the Epachry of Saint Maron of Montreal Maronites. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal Maronites is a Montreal Eparchy which was Canonically by Pope John Paul II on August 27 1982.
He was ordained as a priest on December 19, 1964 after studying at the Jesuits of Saint Maron of Ghazier as well as the University of Rome and the Gregorian University. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The term University of Rome is generally reserved to one of the three public universities in Rome: University of Rome La Sapienza, founded in 1303 Pontifical Gregorian University (Pontificia Università Gregoriana (also known as the Gregorianum) is a Pontifical university located in Rome, Italy He became a specialist in the history of contemporary atheism and subsequently earned a doctorate in canon and civil law at the Pontifical Lateran University. Canon law is internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches and the Anglican Communion of churches The Pontifical Lateran University (in Italian Pontificia Università Lateranense) (also known as the Lateranum) is a Pontifical University in Rome
He worked at the Roman Rota from 1969 until 1972, and represented the Holy See in the Middle East for the Congregation of the Oriental Churches from 1969 to 1993. The Tribunal of the Rota Romana or the Sacred Roman Rota is the highest appellate tribunal of the Latin Rite and several of the Eastern Catholic Churches The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) He is a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship from 1975 to 1995, and of the inter-religious dialogue since 1976. He taught at the Institute Regina Mundi for twenty years until 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
He has also published books about Islamic philosophy and canon law. Islamic philosophy is a branch of Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between Philosophy ( Reason) and the religious teachings
On April 29, 1993, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the now vacant seat of Chonochora, then was consecrated as Bishop on September 4th of that year by Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir and the bishops Roland Aboujaoudé and Gabriel Toblé. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service usually religious Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir ( Arabic: الكاردينال مار نصر الله بطرس صفير) (born May 15, 1920 On November 11, 1996, Pope John Paul II appointed him as bishop of the Epachry of Saint Maron of Montreal Maronites. Pope
On the Assembly of Quebec Bishops, Bishop Khoury sits on the committee of inter-cultural relations and the commission of Canon Law.
On February 28, 2005 Bishop Khoury singed an open letter with local Sunni, Shiite and Druze religious leaders objecting to the amendment in the definition of marriage by then Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr In October the same year, he organized an Iftar with the local Islamic community of Montreal. Iftar ( Arabic: إفطار refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec