Stephen Youssef Doueihi

Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi (born June 25, 1927 in Zgharta, Greater Lebanon, Lebanon - died on December 17, 2014) was a bishop of the Maronite Church in the United States. He served as the eparch (bishop) of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn from 1997 to 2004.

Most Reverend

Stephen Hector Y. Doueihi
Bishop of St. Maron of Brooklyn
ChurchMaronite Church
AppointedNovember 11, 1996
Term endedJanuary 10, 2004
PredecessorFrancis Mansour Zayek
SuccessorGregory John Mansour
Orders
OrdinationAugust 14, 1955
ConsecrationJanuary 11, 1997
by Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Personal details
Born(1927-06-25)June 25, 1927
DiedDecember 17, 2014(2014-12-17) (aged 87)
New York, New York

Biography

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Born in Zgharta, Lebanon, Doueihi was ordained priest on August 14, 1955 to the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Batroun. In 1972 Doueihi incardinated himself in the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn. Pope John Paul II named him as the Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn on November 11, 1996. He was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, on January 11, 1997. The principal co-consecrators were Bishop Emeritus Francis Zayek of Brooklyn and Archeparch Joseph Mohsen Béchara of Antelias. Doueihi served as the eparch until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on January 10, 2004.[1][2] He died on December 17, 2014.

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ^ "Maronite Diocese of Saint Maron of Brooklyn". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
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