Bishop John
The Most Rev. John Adel Elya (1928-2019) was the third eparch (the fourth bishop), serving from 1993 to 2004. Born in Maghdouche, Lebanon he was a member of the Basilian Salvatorian Order. He previously served the eparchy as a parish priest, an instructor and rector of St. Basil’s Seminary before become auxiliary bishop of Newton in 1986..
Bishop Ignatius
The Most Rev. Ignatius Ghattas (1920-1992), our second eparch (third bishop) was a native of Nazareth. A member of the Basilian Salvatorian Order, he taught for six years in the monastery school before coming to the United States. He served as pastor of St. Elias Church, Brooklyn, OH for 34 years before his election to the episcopate in 1989. He reposed on October 11, 1992.
Archbishop Joseph
The Most Rev. Joseph Elias Tawil (1913-1999), a native of Damascus, Syria was a member of the patriarchal clergy. After serving at the patriarchal college in Alexandria, Egypt from 1936 to 1959, he was elected Archbishop of Myra and patriarchal vicar in Damascus. In 1969 he was appointed as our second exarch. In 1976 the exarchate was raised to the status of a full eparchy and Archbishop Joseph became its first eparch. He retired for reason of health in 1989. Archbishop Joseph reposed on February 17, 1999.
Bishop Justin
The Most Rev. Justin Abraham Najmy (1898-1968), a member of the Aleppian Basilian Order, served as pastor of St Basil’s Church, then in Central Falls, RI., for twenty years before becoming the first bishop for the Melkites in the United States. Appointed Apostolic Exarch in 1967, he served until his untimely death on June 11, 1968.
Necrology
Remember, O Lord, Your servants who have departed this life in the hope of resurrection.
| Archbishop John Bassoul, BSO | August 9, 1977 |
| Archbishop Elias Cueter (Kwaiter) | June 9, 1985 |
| Archbishop Joseph Raya | June 10, 2005 |
| Archbishop George Riashi, BCO | October 28, 2012 |
| Archbishop Joseph E. Tawil | February 17, 1999 |
| Most Reverend John A. Elya, BCO | July 19, 2019 |
| Bishop Ignatius Ghattas, BSO | October 11, 1992 |
| Bishop Justin Najmy, BAO | June 11, 1968 |
| Exarch Anthony Joseph Aneed | August 24, 1970 |
| Exarch George Coriaty, BSO | February 3, 2002 |
| Exarch John Haddad, BCO | May, 1940 |
| Exarch John W. Haddad, BSO | January 27, 1998 |
| Exarch William Haddad, BSO | May 5, 2001 |
| Exarch Elias Skaff | December 14, 2000 |
| Archimandrite Gregory Abboud, BSO | June 29, 1978 |
| Archimandrite Benedictos Abdennour, BAO | April 28, 1947 |
| Archimandrite Charles Aboody | May 29, 2017 |
| Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid, BSO | November 26, 1960 |
| Archimandrite Nicholas Abraham, BSO | August 16, 1973 |
| Archimandrite Cyril Anid | November 4, 1968 |
| Archimandrite Elie Antoun | March 27, 2008 |
| Archimandrite Adib Badaoui, BSO | July 7, 2006 |
| Archimandrite Michel Bardaouil | January 4, 1987 |
| Archimandrite Constantine Belisarius | November 27, 2016 |
| Archimandrite Nicholas Borkhoche, BSO | April 11, 1985 |
| Archimandrite Peter Capucci, BAO | April 20, 1973 |
| Archimandrite Maximos Chalhoub | May 30, 2002 |
| Archimandrite George Dagher, BSO | November 8, 2012 |
| Archimandrite Elias Denissoff | September 7, 1971 |
| Archimandrite William J. Egan | December 27, 1985 |
| Archimandrite Julien Eliane | February 8, 2011 |
| Archimandrite Joseph Francavilla | November 13, 2019 |
| Archimandrite Nicolas Gannam, BSO | December 27, 1926 |
| Archimandrite Bernard Ghosn, BCO | September 9, 1955 |
| Archimandrite Cyril Haddad, BSO | April 15, 1986 |
| Archimandrite Simon Hage, BSO | August 15, 2004 |
| Archimandrite Malatious Hajjar, BSO | March 29, 1949 |
| Archimandrite Peter Hajjar, BSO | June 15, 1996 |
| Archimandrite Andrew Hallack, BCO | October 9, 1962 |
| Archimandrite Dimitri Hatoum, BCO | October 7, 1986 |
| Archimandrite John E. Hindy | November 18, 1938 |
| Archimandrite John Jadaa, BSO | May 7, 2016 |
| Archimandrite Joseph Kandalaft, BSO | August 3, 1957 |
| Archimandrite Oreste Kerame | January 21, 1983 |
| Archimandrite Lucien Malouf, BSO | April 13, 1982 |
| Archimandrite Paul Kattini Malouf | August 24, 1965 |
| Archimandrite Maximos Mardelli | October 3, 2000 |
| Archimandrite Frank J. Milienewicz | December 11, 2019 |
| Archimandrite Malatios Mufleh, BSO | July 4, 1964 |
| Archimandrite Gerasimos Murphy, BSO | September 14, 2019 |
| Archimandrite Basil Nahas, BSO | June 8, 1926 |
| Archimandrite Dimitri Nicholas | September, 1963 |
| Archimandrite Agabious Riashi, BCO | July 6, 1984 |
| Archimandrite Clement Salman, BSO | September 13, 1951 |
| Archimandrite Philip Salmone, BCO | July 6, 1967 |
| Archimandrite Paul Sanky | December 5, 1939 |
| Archimandrite Basil Sawaya, BCO | January 18, 1905 |
| Archimandrite Theophane Wakim, BSO | March 10, 1988 |
| Archimandrite Flavian Zahar, BSO | December 12, 1945 |
| Archpriest Armand Jacopin | December 10, 1971 |
| Archpriest Daniel Munn | June 29, 2006 |
| Protosyncellus Eftimios Saba, BSO | August 20, 1956 |
| Economos Abraham Bechewate, BSO | October 10, 1923 |
| Economos Thomas Fayad, BCO | September 20, 1939 |
| Economos Nicholas Medawar, BCO | January 4, 1928 |
| Economos Seraphim Roumie, BAO | December 12, 1940 |
| Economos Andre St. Germain | July 22, 2020 |
| Rev. Elias Abboud, BSO | November 22, 1937 |
| Rev. Basil William Adcock | August 4, 1998 |
| Rev. Elias Akel | February 23, 1932 |
| Rev. Nicholas Araktingi | July 18, 1973 |
| Rev. Philip Azoon | March 5, 2012 |
| Rev. Philip Batal, BSO | October 17, 1906 |
| Rev. Boctor Bishara | August 25, 2016 |
| Rev. Ananias Boury, BCO | January 21, 1963 |
| Rev. Ramon Castañon, BSO | October 31, 1991 |
| Rev. Cyril Crume | September 28, 2013 |
| Rev. Joseph Dagher, BSO | May 18, 1997 |
| Rev. Gabriel (Gofriel) Dick, MSSP | August 10, 2014 |
| Rev. Badie George Essa | June 3, 1997 |
| Rev. Abraham Estephan | |
| Rev. Salem Faddoul | March 23, 1992 |
| Rev. Ross Frey, BSO | June 21, 2014 |
| Rev. Athanasius Gannam, BSO | January 26, 1938 |
| Rev. Ignatius Gebara, BSO | December 31, 1928 |
| Rev. Raphael Gedah, BSO | December 29, 1975 |
| Rev. Peter Geha | |
| Rev. Jean Ghaby | January 20, 2021 |
| Rev. Edmond (Michel) Ghazal, BCO | November 16, 2013 |
| Rev. Albert Gorayeb | July 27, 1987 |
| Rev. Athanase Hassey | February 4, 2007 |
| Rev. Michael Hull | July 10, 2019 |
| Rev. Timothy Jock | August 11, 1948 |
| Rev. Michael Jolly | April 10, 2015 |
| Rev. Michael Kadry, BCO | |
| Rev. Theophilos Kalaff, BCO | September 18, 1938 |
| Rev. Lawrence Karam, BCO | March 11, 1989 |
| Rev. Abraham Kattan | |
| Rev. Beshara Kayata, BSO | December 17, 1933 |
| Rev. Alexander Kelliher, SA | January 31, 2004 |
| Rev. Robert Kerby | April 14, 2021 |
| Rev. Dr. Philip Khairallah | November 24, 2018 |
| Rev. James King | October 27, 2011 |
| Rev. David Kirk | May 23, 2007 |
| Rev. Andrew Kolitsos | October 7, 2014 |
| Rev. Dominic Ledbetter, BSO | May 19, 1996 |
| Rev. Theophan (Paul) Leonarczyk | April 17, 2021 |
| Rev. John Leonard | April 28, 2015 |
| Rev. Allen Maloof | April 28, 1969 |
| Rev. Basil Marsha, BSO | May, 1925 |
| Rev. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC | February 11, 2021 |
| Rev. Peter Nahas | November 21, 1926 |
| Rev. Makarios (El Hajj) Nasr, BCO | September 6, 1908 |
| Rev. Elias Njeim | November 30, 2017 |
| Rev. Richard Rasi | November 13, 2002 |
| Rev. Raphael Riashi, BCO | June 6, 1963 |
| Rev. Nemetallah Saliba, BCO | January 21, 1976 |
| Rev. Makarios Samaha, BCO | |
| Rev. Clement Sawaya, BCO | July 1, 1969 |
| Rev. Gerasimos Sawaya, BCO | November 18, 1949 |
| Rev. Lawrence Sawaya, BCO | November 22, 1982 |
| Rev. Anthony Sayegh | January 17, 1995 |
| Rev. Phillip K. Sayegh, BSO | February 13, 1947 |
| Rev. Basil Shaheen, BSO | January 28, 1953 |
| Rev. Antoine Sharkey | |
| Rev. Raymond Shashaty, BSO | November 15, 1991 |
| Rev. Dr. Saba Shofany | August 30, 2021 |
| Rev. Athanasius Simon | February, 1935 |
| Rev. Joseph Simon, BSO | May, 1911 |
| Rev. Paul Sion, BSO | August 21, 1953 |
| Rev. Beshara Thalge, BSO | March 4, 1964 |
| Rev. Cyril Totongy, BAO | |
| Rev. Polycarp Warde, BSO | January 21, 1955 |
| Rev. Albert Wehby, BAO | September 17, 2020 |
| Rev. Clement Youssef, BSO | May 31, 2019 |
| Archdeacon Elias Sahyouni | April 15, 2013 |
| Archdeacon George Yany | December 9, 2020 |
| Protodeacon Paul Lawler | August 27, 2007 |
| Protodeacon James Soloman | July 4, 2011 |
| Protodeacon Paul Weyrich | December 18, 2008 |
| Deacon Thomas Burke | November 26, 2017 |
| Deacon Stan Cholewinski | August 27, 2009 |
| Deacon Irenaeus Dionne | November 2, 2012 |
| Deacon Lawrence Farhat | March 29, 2005 |
| Deacon Edward Faulk | September 10, 2021 |
| Deacon Carl Heinemeyer | August 12, 2009 |
| Deacon James Hill | March 8, 2021 |
| Deacon Ibrahim Marji | August 20, 2004 |
| Deacon Michael Patrick McCarthy | December 30, 1988 |
| Deacon Malachy McHugh, OFM Cap | May 2, 1998 |
| Deacon Robert Pride | September 10, 2011 |
| Deacon Nicholas Rosov | August 8, 2004 |
| Monk Andreas Nocerino | March 23, 1999 |