Background
Khoraiche, Antoine Pierre Cardinal was born on September 20, 1907 in Ain-Ebel, Lebanon, Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1930.
patriarch of Antioch for Maronites
Khoraiche, Antoine Pierre Cardinal was born on September 20, 1907 in Ain-Ebel, Lebanon, Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1930.
Consecrated titular bishop of Tarsus and auxiliary bishop of Sidon of Maronites, 1950. Bishop ofSidon, from 1957. Elected patriarch of Antioch for Maronites, Beirut, Lebanon, 1975.
Elevated to Sacred College of Cardinals, 1983.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1930. Consecrated titular bishop of Tarsus and auxiliary bishop of Sidon of Maronites, 1950. Bishop of Sidon, since 1957.
Elected patriarch of Antioch for Maronites Beirut, 1975. Elevated to Sacred College of Cardinals, 1983.
Member Congregation of Oriental Churches, Common for Revision of Code of Oriental Canon Law. Advocate reconciliation among various Lebanese ethnic and religious groups and withdrawal foreign troops from Lebanon.