Paul Abdel Sater

His excellency Paul Boulos Abdel Sater
Archeparch of Beirut
Church	Catholic Church (Maronite Church)
Archdiocese	Beirut
See	Beirut
Appointed	15 June 2019
Installed	14 July 2019
Predecessor	Paul Youssef Matar
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia (2015–2019) Bishop of the Curia of the Maronites (2015–2019)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1987 by Khalil Abi-Nader
Consecration	5 September 2015 by Béchara Boutros Raï
Personal details
Born	Paul Abdel Sater (1962-09-20) 20 September 1962 (age 62) Aïn El Remmaneh, Lebanon

Paul (Boulos) Abdel Sater (born 20 September 1962 in Aïn El Remmaneh, Lebanon) is a Curial bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch.[1]

Life

Paul Abdel Sater received his ordination to the priesthood on 29 June 1987 and became priest of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut.[2]

The Synod of the Maronite Church of Antioch elected him Curial Bishop of the Maronite Patriarchate, with Pope Francis confirming his election on July 28, 2015, and appointing him as the titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia.[2] Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, O.M.M., ordained on 5 September of the same year to the episcopate. His co-consecrators were Archeparch of Beirut, Paul Youssef Matar, and the Archeparch of Haifa and the Holy Land, Moussa El-Hage, O.A.M.

References

1. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees: SAN… – SB…". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
2. "Dalle Chiese Orientali Cattoliche". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

External links

• David M. Cheney. "Bishop Paul Abdel Sater [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.