Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage

Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage (in ), also transliterated Shukrallah Nabil El Hajj (born 26 February 1943 in Hajjeh, Lebanon), was the Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre from 2003 until his retirement in 2020.

Life and education El-Hage was born in Hajjé, a village in the district of Sidon (Saida), which is part of the South Governorate in Southern Lebanon.

He entered into the seminary of the Maronite Patriarchate in Ghazir in 1957. He completed his secondary education in 1962 after attending the Supplementary at Marist Brothers in Sidon as well. In 1963 El-Hage entered in the Saint Joseph University in Beirut, where he studied philosophy and theology. On 13 June 1970 El-Hage was ordained to the priesthood. In subsequent years he worked as a teacher and librarian at the clerical school of Ghazir, which he had attended as a pupil himself. In 1988, El-Hage represented Lebanon at an international conference about Muslim-Christian relations.

On the Special Assembly of the Synod for the Middle East, the Archbishop took the view that the Christians should not lead lonely battle, but in solidarity should live with all citizens. As an example for the coexistence of Christians and Muslims, he cited the ADYAN Foundation. In many sermons and contributions he previously urged the Lebanese Christians not to leave the country.

On 1 November 2020, the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Maronites announced that it accepted Hajj's age-related resignation and elected his Protosyncellus Charbel Abdallah, who hails from Hajjeh as well, as his successor.