Youhanna Fouad El-Hage Explained

Youhanna Fouad El-Hage (born 13 March 1939 in Zahle, Lebanon - died on 4 May 2005) was a Lebanese Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli in Lebanon, and served as President of both Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Lebanon.

Life

On March 17, 1968 El-Hage was ordained priest. He studied in Rome, in the United States and in Beirut. On 7 June 1997, El-Hage was appointed Maronite Archbishop of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. His episcopal consecration took place on 1 November 1997 by the hands of the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and his co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Titular bishop of Antioch and Georges Scandar, Eparch of Zahleh.

In Lebanon, he was known as "bishop of the poor" by Christians and Muslims.

El-Hage died on May 4, 2005.

Other activities

President of Caritas Lebanon since 1991^[1] .
President of Caritas MONA (Middle East / North Africa).
President of the worldwide Caritas network (Caritas Internationalis)^[2] ^[3] ^[4] from 1999 to 2005, which consists of 162 national Caritas organizations.

External links

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/belhage.html
http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/trip1.htm

Notes and References

News: 18 June 1999 . 1999 . 18 June 1999 . Association Mgr Youhanna Fouad el-Hage, président de Caritas international . Association Mgr Youhanna Fouad el-Hage, President of Caritas International . live . 11 August 2024 . L'Orient-Le Jour.
Web site: Message to H.E. Msgr. Youhanna Fouald El-Hage, President of Caritas Internationalis (July 4, 2003) John Paul II . 2024-08-11 . www.vatican.va.
Web site: Letter to Caritas Internationalis During the Last Supper for the acquisition of a public, juridic and canonical personality (September 16, 2004) John Paul II . 2024-08-11 . www.vatican.va.
Web site: VATICAN - “Commitment for peace and reconciliation: the Pope’s legacy which Caritas Inernationalis intends to carry forward”; said Maronite Archbishop Fouad el-Hage of Tripoli (Lebanon), President of Caritas Internationalis - Agenzia Fides . 2024-08-11 . www.fides.org.