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Ignatius Antony II Hayyek

Ignatius Antony II Hayyek

Head of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1968 to 1998

Ignatius Antony II Hayyek (or Antun Hayek, September 14, 1910 – February 21, 2007) was the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1968 to 1998.

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Antun Hayyek was born at Aleppo in 1910 and was ordained priest on June 10, 1933. On August 15, 1959 he was consecrated bishop of Aleppo by Patriarch Ignatius Gabriel I Tappuni and served there till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch on March 10, 1968. His resignation was accepted on July 23, 1998. He died on February 21, 2007.

References

  • "Archbishop Ignace Antoine II Hayek". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2008-12-31.


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