Macarius IV Tawil
Macarius IV Tawil | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch | |
| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Installed | 10 December 1813 |
| Term ended | 15 December 1815 |
| Predecessor | Athanasius V Matar |
| Successor | Ignatius V Qattan |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1811 (Bishop) by Agapius II Matar |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 December 1815 |
Macarius IV Tawil (or Taouil) was Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1813 to 1815.
Life
Macarius Tawil was born in Damascus.[1]: 123 He entered in the religious order of the Basilian Salvatorians of which he was Superior from 1804 to 1807 and from 1810 to 1812.[2] He was consecrated bishop of Zahle and Forzol by patriarch Agapius II Matar[1]: 85 in 1811.[3]
Macarius Tawil was elected patriarch by a synod of bishops held on 10 December 1813[4] at the Holy Saviour monastery, and he kept the name of Macarius . His election was contested, and it was still under review by the Roman Congregation of Propaganda Fide when Macarius IV Tawil died of pestilence on 15 December 1815.[5][6]
Notes
- ^ a b Charon (Korolevsky), Cyril (1998) [1902]. History of the Melkite Patriarchates. Vol. 1. Eastern Christian Publications. ISBN 1-892278-01-4.
- ^ Charon (Korolevsky), Cyril (2001) [1911]. History of the Melkite Patriarchates. Vol. 3 part 2. Eastern Christian Publications. p. 426. ISBN 1-892278-04-9.
- ^ "Patriarch Macaire IV Tawil, B.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ on 29 November according to the Julian calendar
- ^ on 3 December according to the Julian calendar
- ^ Korolevsky, Cyril (1924). "Antioche". Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. Vol. 3. Paris: Letouzey et Ané. p. 651.