Dionysius Kfoury

Dionysius Kfoury,[1][2] BS (5 December 1879 in Khonsarah, Syria – 11 March 1965) was a bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria.

Life

Dionysius Kfoury was on August 6, 1904 ordained to the priesthood. On 9 December 1926, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch, and on the same day as the Titular Archbishop. On 20 June 1927 Kfoury was named Titular Archbishop of Tarsus of Greek Melkites. His ordination was performed by Melkite Patriarch of Antioch Cyril IX Moghabghab, and his co-consecrators were Basilio Cattan of Beirut and Byblos and Bishop Melezio Abou-Assaleh of Baalbek in Lebanon.

From 1932 to 1954 he was in the office of Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria and successor of Anthony Farage. He was co-consecrator of Archbishop Elias Zoghby of Baalbek, which was also in the adjoining office Patriarchal Vicar of Alexandria.

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