Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir

Mar Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal Sfeir (Arabic نصر الله بطرس صفير, DMG Nasr Allah Butrus Ṣufair; born May 15, 1920 in Reyfoun, Lebanon ) is a retired Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all the East.

Life

Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir studied for his school years 1937-1950 in Ghazir and Beirut, theology and philosophy and received in 1950 the priest. In the same year he was next to a chaplaincy also the task of the Diocesan Secretary of Damascus was transferred. From 1951 to 1961 he taught the subjects of Arab philosophy and literature at Marist in Jounieh, from 1956 to 1961 also was the personal secretary of the Maronite patriarch.

In 1961 he received the appointment as Patriarchal Vicar General and Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti, a year later he was ordained by Pierre -Paul Méouchi bishop. First, he took assistive tasks before it was in 1974 Archbishop of Sidon. In 1980, Sfeir received the appointment as advisor to the Commission for the Revision of Canon Law and the spiritual advisor to the Order of Malta. In 1986 he was elected Patriarch of Lebanon and took, as with Maronite Patriarch usual, in addition the name Boutros (Peter) in his name on. On November 26, 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed Cardinal.

On February 26, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. be pre- attached for reasons of age resignation to.