Chucrallah Harb

Chucrallah Harb
Bishop of the Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite) (emeritus)
Church Maronite Church
See Eparchy of Jounieh (Maronite)
In office 1977 - 1999
Predecessor none
Successor none
Orders
Ordination June 19, 1949
Personal details
Born (1923-05-05) May 5, 1923
Tannourine, Lebanon
Previous post Prelate

Chucrallah Harb (born May 5, 1923) is a Lebanese Hierarch of Maronite Church and an Emeritus eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Baalbek and Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Jounieh.

Biography

Harb was born in Tannourine, Lebanon and was ordained a priest on June 19, 1949. Harb 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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