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Pierre Chébly

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Pierre Chébly
Archeparch
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseMaronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut
Personal details
Born
Pierre Scebli

(1870-12-19)19 December 1870
Defoun, Lebanon
Died30 May 1917(1917-05-30) (aged 46)
Beirut, Lebanon
DenominationMaronite Church

Pierre Chébly (born Pierre Scebli; 19 December 1870 – 30 May 1917) was an archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut.

Life

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Pierre Scebli was born in Defoun, Lebanon. He was ordained to the priesthood on 14 July 1897, and appointed Archbishop of Beirut on 14 February 1908, aged 36. He was consecrated bishop the following day by Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Elias Peter Hoayek. On 30 May 1917, he died in Beirut, aged 46, after nine years as Archeparch of Beirut.[1]

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