About Raymond Eid
Lived 1930 – 2012 (aged 81). Raymond Eid was a Lebanese catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Raymond Eid (6 August 1930 – 11 June 2012) was the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria.
Life
Eid was born in Mazraat el Daher, Lebanon on 6 August 1930. Ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1957 to the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon, Eid was elected Archbishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus on 5 June 1999 by the Maronite Synod.
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, gave him on 20 November of the same year the Episcopal ordination. His co-consecrators were Tanios El Khoury, Eparch of Sidon, and Emile Eid, vice-president of the commission for the codification of the Eastern Churches' law.
He retired on 25 September 2005. and in 2006 Pope Benedict XVI accepted his age-related withdrawal.
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Who was Raymond Eid?
Lebanese archbishop (1930–2012)
When was Raymond Eid born?
Raymond Eid was born on 17 August 1930 in Mount Lebanon Governorate.
When did Raymond Eid die?
Raymond Eid died on 11 June 2012.
What was Raymond Eid's occupation?
Raymond Eid was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Raymond Eid?
Raymond Eid was Lebanese.
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