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His Excellency / Archimandrite / Sayedna / Sayidna George Haddad of Argentina

Apostolic Administrator of Archieparchy of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and all of Galilea

Holy See's Vatican Information Service Text of the Announcement is below.

OTHER PONTIFICAL ACTS
VATICAN CITY, MAR 21, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
....
- Appointed Bishop George Haddad, S.M.S.P., apostolic exarch for the Greek Melkite Catholics resident in Argentina, as apostolic administrator "sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the Greek Melkite Archieparchy of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and all of Galilea.

ZENIT Text of the Announcement is below.

ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome
Code: ZE03032120
Date: 2003-03-21
New Apostolic Administrator Named for Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and Galilee
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 21, 2003 (Zenit.org) .- John Paul II has named Monsignor Georges Haddad the Apostolic Administrator of the Greek-Melkite Archeparchy of Akka, Haifa, Nazareth and all of Galilee.
Monsignor Haddad, born in Beirut June 24, 1957, carried out his secondary studies at the Patriarchal College of Beirut until the last year of secondary school (Philosophy Faculty). He obtained a degree, as member of the Society of St. Paul Missionaries, in Philosophy and Theology at the St. Paul Institute of Harissa. He speaks fluent Arabic, French and English.
In 1981 he was ordained deacon and priest on August 28, 1983. On March 21, 2002 the Holy Father erected the Apostolic Esarchy for the Catholic Greek-Melkite residents of Argentina, based in Córdoba, naming Monsignor Georges Haddad its first Apostolic Esarch, and assigning him the titular post of Mira of the Catholic Greek-Melkite.

Melchite cleric to take over as Bishop in Argentina

Below is a press release (April 2002).

Archimandrite George Haddad has been appointed the first bishop of Greek Melchite Catholics in Argentina according to the Patriarchal Council of the Melkites.

According to a statement released on Sunday (April 21, 2002), Archimandrite George Haddad was born in Beirut in 1957 and worked in several posts throughout the country as a priest.

As the private secretary of late Melchite Patriarch Maximos IV, Archimandrite George accompanied Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir during trips to several countries with large Lebanese populations. In June 2000, Archimandrite George was appointed as the head of the Patriarchal Council and general supervisor of the Patriarchate's schools in Lebanon until December of the same year.

Archimandrite George is to be formerly congratulated on Monday and Tuesday at the Saint Paul Association in Jounieh from 9am to 1pm and from 4pm to 9pm.

Archimandrite George Haddad speaks Arabic, French, English, Greek, Syriac and Italian.

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