Elias Peter Hoayek
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His Beatitude Elias Peter Hoayek الياس بطرس الحويّك |
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| Patriarch of Antioch | |
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| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Elected | January 6, 1899 |
| Term ended | December 24, 1931 |
| Predecessor | John Peter El Hajj |
| Successor | Anthony Peter Arida |
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| Ordination | 1870 (Priest) |
| Consecration | December 14, 1889 (Bishop) by Paul Peter Massad |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 4, 1843 Helta, Lebanon |
| Died | December 24, 1931 (aged 87) Bkerké, Lebanon |
Elias Peter Hoayek (born 4 December 1843 in Helta, Lebanon - died on 24 December 1931, Bkerké, Lebanon), (or Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Arabic: الياس بطرس الحويّك) was the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, the largest Christian Catholic community in the Middle East, from 1898 to 1931 when he died.
He is hailed as the father of Lebanonism and the founder of the modern Lebanese state by some. Many Lebanese people hailed his patriotism, and follow his example and maintain it to this day. Hoayek is considered, by some, the founder of Lebanon.
Elias Hoayek was born in Helta, Batroun, North Lebanon on December 4, 1843. He studied at the Seminary College of St. John Maroun in North Lebanon. He later went to the Jesuit seminary of Ghazir in 1859, where he studied languages (French, Arabic, Syriac, Latin, Greek) as well as philosophy. In 1866, he went to Rome to study theology at the Propaganda Fide. In 1870, he was made a Catholic priest and returned to Lebanon. Upon his return, he taught theology at his old school the Seminary of St. John Maroun. He was appointed secretary and moved to the patriarchal residence in 1872, where he remained until 1898 when he was elected Patriarch. He was consecrated titular bishop of Arca on December 14, 1889 by Patriarch Paul Peter Massad.
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