Cyril IX Moghabghab

Cyril IX Moghabghab
Patriarch of Antioch
Church	Melkite Greek Catholic Church
See	Patriarch of Antioch
Enthroned	8 December 1925
Reign ended	8 September 1947
Predecessor	Demetrius I Qadi
Successor	Maximos IV Sayegh
Orders
Ordination	Mar 27, 1883 (Priest)
Consecration	May 28, 1899 (Bishop) by Peter IV Geraigiry
Personal details
Born	29 October 1855 Ain Zhalta, Lebanon
Died	8 September 1947

Cyril IX Moghabghab (October 29, 1855 - September 8, 1947) served as Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1925 to 1947.

Life

Patriarch Cyril born in Ain Zhalta, Lebanon on October 29, 1855. He was ordained a priest on March 27, 1883. Later, on April 23, 1899, he was appointed bishop of Zahlé, Lebanon, and consecrated bishop on May 28 of the same year by patriarch Peter IV Geraigiry^[1]. He was one of the first Melkite bishops to visit the Americas when, in 1904, he came to Brazil. He succeeded Demetrius I Qadi as patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church on December 8, 1925. He also served as the spiritual protector of international ecumenical Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem.

Patriarch Cyril died on September 8, 1947, and was succeeded by Maximos IV Sayegh.

Notes

1. ^ David M. Cheney. "Archbishop Cyril IX Mogabgab". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoga.html. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 

See also

• List of Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch

External links

• Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem
• L'Église Melkite/The Melkite Church.
• Melkite Catholic Web Ring.
• Official Website of the Melkite Church in the US.
• Extensive history of the Melkite Church
• Melkite Ambassadors Young Adult Website.

Persondata
Name	Moghabghab, Cyril IX
Alternative names
Short description	Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
Date of birth	29 October 1855
Place of birth	Ain Zhalta, Lebanon
Date of death	8 September 1947
Place of death