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Cyril VIII Geha

{{Short description|Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1902 to 1916}}

{{Infobox Patriarch

|name=Cyril VIII Geha

|image=Cyril VIII Geha.jpg

|church=Melkite Greek Catholic Church

|see=Patriarch of Antioch

| patriarch_of=Patriarch of Antioch

|birth_name=

|enthroned=June 29, 1902

|ended=January 11, 1916

|predecessor=Peter IV Geraigiry

|successor=Demetrius I Qadi

|birth_date=November 26, 1840

|birth_place=Aleppo, Syria

|death_date={{BirthDeathAge||1840|11|26|1916|1|11}} Cairo, Egypt

|consecration = May 3, 1885 (Bishop)

|consecrated_by=Gregory II Youssef

}}

Cyril VIII Geha (or Jeha), (November 26, 1840 – January 11, 1916) was patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1902 until 1916. He was the last Melkite Catholic patriarch of the Ottoman era.

Life

Geha was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1840, he was consecrated the Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo on May 3, 1885{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bgeha|Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha|23 January 2015}} by patriarch Gregory II Youssef. On June 29, 1902 he became patriarch of the Melkites.

In 1909 Cyril convoked a synod at Ain Traz to develop the disciplinary legislation of the Melkite Church.Descy (1993), p. 66 However, the work of the synod failed to gain confirmation from Pope Pius X, who lacked the desire of his predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, to promote the traditional rights and privileges of the Eastern Churches.Descy (1993), pp. 64–67

Upon Cyril's death in 1916 the patriarchal see was vacant until the election of Demetrius I Qadi in 1919.Dick (2004), p. 39

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See also

Notes

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References

  • {{cite book

| last = Descy

| first = Serge

| title = The Melkite Church

| publisher = Sophia Press

| date = 1993

| location = Boston}}

  • {{cite book

| last = Dick

| first = Iganatios

| title = Melkites: Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics of the Patriarchates of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem

| publisher = Sophia Press

| date = 2004

| location = Boston}}

External links

  • [http://www.pgc-lb.org Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20030417235752/http://www.kwtelecom.com/heraldry/lazarus/history.html#T5 L'Église Melkite/The Melkite Church].
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927014042/http://www.mliles.com/melkitecatholic/index.shtml Melkite Catholic Web Ring].
  • [http://phoenicia.org/melkites.html Extensive history of the Melkite Church]
  • [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgeha.html Catholic Hierarchy]

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Category:Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch

Category:1840 births

Category:1916 deaths

Category:Recipients of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)

Category:Grand masters of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)

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