Bishop Dionysios Kfoury †

Deceased

Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Dec 1879		Born
6 Aug 1904	24.6	Ordained Priest	Priest
9 Dec 1926	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop
9 Dec 1926	47.0	Selected	Titular Bishop
20 Jun 1927	47.5	Confirmed	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti
5 Jun 1932	52.5	Appointed	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
27 Aug 1954	74.7	Resigned	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
11 Mar 1965	85.2	Died	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

MicroData Summary for Dionysios Kfoury
(WikiData: Q1226947)
Bishop Dionysios Kfoury (born 5 Dec 1879, died 11 Mar 1965) Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan

Event Place
Birth Place Khonchara, Libya
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Zahle, Diocese of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
Death Place Beyrouth, Archdiocese of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

a priest for 60.5 years
a bishop for 38.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab †
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Basilio Cattan, B.C. †
Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Melèce Abou Assaly (Assaleh) †
Bishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgab † (1899)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Peter IV Géraigiry † (1886)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Paul Salman † (1932)
Archbishop Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † (1943)
Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim † (1943)
Archbishop Isidore Fattal † (1943)
Archbishop Pierre Chami, S.M.S.P. † (1944)
Bishop Leontios Kilzi, B.A. † (1944)
Archbishop Elias Zoghbi † (1954)

Source(s):

ob/c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
c2+: CB
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 112, Additions/Corrections (back)
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1926, Number 87
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 23, Number 1,339
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 42, Number 2,788

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