Francis Némé Baïssari

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Francis Némé Baïssari (born on September 18, 1933 in Knat, Lebanon - died on February 24, 2015) was a Maronite Catholic bishop of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh.

Life

Ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1962, Baïssari studied at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and obtained a title of Doctor of theology. He was pastor of in the Batroun.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 7 June 1991 titular bishop of Aradus and auxiliary bishop of Joubbé, Sarba and Jounieh. His episcopal ordination occurred on August 3, 1991[1] by the hands of Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. His co-consecrators were Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch, and Boutros Gemayel, Archbishop of Cyprus.

Baïssari retiring of his duties as auxiliary bishop on June 11, 2011 due to age-related reasons.[2]

He died on 24 February 2015.

Sources

  • Catalogue raisonné of manuscrits de la Bibliothèque de la Residence Patriarcale Maronite 1999.
  • Catalogue raisonné of manuscrits de Connoubine, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, (Lebanon), 2001.

Notes

  1. ^ gcatholic.org
  2. ^ Francis Neme Baissari


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