Paul Peter Massad
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His Beatitude Paul I Peter Massad (بولس الأول بطرس مسعد) |
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| Patriarch of Antioch | |
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| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Elected | November 12, 1854 |
| Term ended | April 18, 1890 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Ragi El Khazen |
| Successor | John Peter El Hajj |
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| Ordination | June 13, 1830 (Priest) |
| Consecration | March 28, 1841 (Bishop) by Joseph Peter Hobaish |
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| Born | February 16, 1806 Ashqout, Lebanon |
| Died | April 18, 1890 (aged 84) Bkerké, Lebanon |
Paul I Peter Massad (born 16 February 1806 in Ashqout, Lebanon – died on 18 April 1890 in Bkerké, Lebanon) (or Boulos Boutros Massaad, Mas'ad, Arabic: بولس الأول بطرس مسعد) was the 70th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1854 until his death in 1890.
Paul Peter Massad was born in the village of Ashqout, in the Keserwan District, Lebanon on February 16, 1806.
He studied in the seminary of 'Ain-Ourakat and later in Rome in the College of the Propaganda where he remained seven years. Returned in Lebanon, he became secretary of Patriarch Joseph Peter Hobaish, who ordained him as a priest on June 13, 1830.
Patriarch Joseph Peter Hobaish consecrated Paul Peter Massad titular bishop of Tarsus on March 28, 1841, and appointed him as his own spiritual vicar. After Patriarch Joseph Ragi El Khazen's death, Paul Peter Massad was elected patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites on November 12, 1854 and confirmed on March 23, 1855 by Pope Pius IX.
Letter from Father Massad as Vicar of the Maronite Patriarch in 1841
One of his first acts as Patriarch was to hold a national synod of the Maronites, in Bkerké, in April 1856, under the presidency of the papal legate of Syria, Paul Brunoni. He called for this meeting not only the Maronite bishops, but also the superiors of the Maronites, the rectors of Latin missions and some notables of the Maronite nation. The purpose of the meeting was to make applicable the decrees of the Maronite synod of 1736 adapting it to the new circumstances. However, the scope of this synod was insignificant, especially since the Holy See never approved officially these acts, which therefore remained a dead letter.
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