Tobias El Khazen
| Tobias El Khazen (طوبيا الخازن) |
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|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch | |
| Church | Maronite Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Elected | February 28, 1756 |
| Term ended | May 19, 1766 |
| Predecessor | Simon Awad |
| Successor | Joseph Estephan |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | February 12, 1733 (Bishop) by Jacob Awad |
| Personal details | |
| Died | May 19, 1766 Ghosta, Lebanon |
Tobias El Khazen (or Tubiya al-Khazin,Arabic: طوبيا الخازن, Latin: Tobias Alchasen, born ? - died in Ghosta, Lebanon on May 19, 1766) was a former Eparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus, Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the 62nd Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1756 to his death in 1766.
Tobias El Khazen was a member of the Abu Nawfal branch of the Khazen family, which ruled the Keserwan District, and he was a nephew of Patriarch Joseph Dergham El Khazen. He entered in the Lebanese Maronite Order. In 1733, when his uncle became patriarch, Tobias was appointed administrator of the Patriarchal residence of Qannubin Monastery, in the Kadisha Valley, and appointed titular bishop of Naplouse. On February 12, 1733 El Khazen was ordained bishop by Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Jacob Awad. In 1736 he was appointed bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Cyprus, and with this title he participated in the 1736 Maronite Synod of Mount-Lebanon.
In 1743 at the death of his uncle Patriarch Joseph Dergham Khazen, after the initial refusal of Simon Awad, Tobias in competition with Elias Mohasseb tried to be elected patriarch, but the case came to the Pope who chose Simon Awad in place of the two pretenders. In 1750 Tobias was appointed bishop of Tyre and Vice-Patriarch. In 1755 he was appointed Eparch of Tripoli and at the death of Simon Awad, Tobias succeeded at being elected patriarch on February 28, 1756. He was confirmed by Pope Benedict XIV on March 28, 1757.
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