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Maronite Patriarchs

The 5 Patriarch appeals that led to the Cedar Revolution

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The Maronite Patriarchs during the Muslim Invasion to the first Crusade (685 AD ---- 1098 AD):

1. St John Maron (Youhanna Maroun), the 1st Maronite Patriarch.
 2. Qorush (Cyrrhus), St John Maron's nephew.
 3. Gabriel (Gebrael) I.
 4. John Maron (Youhanna Maroun) II.
 5. John (Youhanna) of Demalsa.
 6. Gregorius I.
 7. Stephanos I.
 8. Marc (Marcus) of Antioch.
 9. Eusebius.
 10. John (Youhanna) II of Homs (896).
 11. Joshua (Yeshua).
 12. David (Daoud) I.
 13. Gregorius II.
 14. Theophylactos or Habib.
 15. Joshua (Yeshua) II of Damascus.
 16. Domitius of Beirut (Dumit).
 17. Isaac (Iss'hac).
 18. John III of Aqtanit.
 19. Simeon (Semaan) of Arjess or Chamoun I.
 20. Jeremiah (Ermea).
 21. John (Youhanna) IV.
 22. Chamoun II.
 23. Chamoun III.

The Maronite Patriarchs during the Crusades to the Mamlooks
 (1098 AD ---- 1268 AD):

 23. Chamoun III.
 24. Joseph (Youssef) El-Gerjesse (1100-1120 AD).
 25. Peter (Boutros) (1120-1130 AD).
 26. Gregorius III of Halat (1130-1141 AD).
 27. Jacob (Yacoub) (1141- 1151 AD).
 28. John (Youhanna) V of Lehfed (1151-1154 AD).
 29. Peter (Boutros) II (1154-1173 AD).
 30. Peter (Boutros) III (1173-1189 AD).
 31. Peter (Boutros) IV (1189-1199 AD).
 32. Jeremiah (Ermea) II of Amshit (1199-1230 AD).
 33. Daniel of Shamat (1230-1239 AD).
 34. John (Youhanna) VI of Jaj (1239-1245 AD).
 35. Chamoun IV (or Semaan) of Blaouza (1245-1277 AD).

The Maronite Patriarchs during the Mamlook Period
(1268 AD ---- 1516 AD):

 35. Chamoun IV (or Semaan) of Blaouza (1245-1277 AD).
 36. Jacob (Yacoub) II (1277-1278 AD).
 37. Daniel II of Hadshit (1278-1282 AD).
 38. Luca El-Bnehraney (1282-1283 AD).
 39. Jeremiah El Damalsy (Ermea) III (1283-1297 AD).
 40. Chamoun V or Simeon (1297-1339 AD).
 41. John VII of Akoura (1339-1357 AD).
 42. Gabriel (Gebrayel) II of Hjoula (1357-1367 AD).
 43. David (Daoud) II or John (1367-1404 AD).
 44. John (Youhanna) VIII of Jaj (1404-1445 AD).
 45. Jacob (Yacoub) III of Hadeth (1445-1468 AD).
 46. Joseph II of Hadeth (1468-1492 AD).
 47. Simeon (Semaan) VI of Hadeth (1494-1524 AD).

The Maronite Patriarchs during the Ottoman Period
(1516 AD ---- 1918 AD):

 47. Simeon (Semaan) VI of Hadeth (1494-1524 AD).
 48. Moses (Moussa) Peter of Akar (1524-1567 AD).
 49. Michael El-Rezzi of Bkoufa (1567-1581 AD).
 50. Sarkis El-Rezzi of Bkoufa (1581-1597 AD).
 51. Joseph (Youssef) III El-Rezzi of Bkoufa (1597-1608 AD).
 52. John IX (Youhanna) Makhlouf E-Douaihy of Ehden (1608-1633 AD).
 53. Georges (Gerges) Omair E-Douaihy of Ehden (1633-1644 AD).
 54. Joseph IV Halib of Akoura (1644-1648 AD).
 55. John X of Safra (1648-1656 AD).
 56. Georges II (Gerges) El-Basbaaley (1657-1670 AD).
 57. Stephan II E-Douaihy the Great of Ehden(1670-1704 AD).
 58. Gabriel II of Blaouza (1704-1705 AD) (Gebrayel).
 59. Jacob IV Awwad of Hasroun (1705-1733 AD) (Yacoub).
 60. Joseph V Dergham El Khazen (1733- 1742 AD).
 61. Simeon VII Awwad of Hasroun (1742-1756 AD) (Semaan).
 62. Tobia El-Khazen of Bekaata (1756-1766 AD).
 63. Joseph VI Estephan of Ghosta (1766-1793 AD).
 64. Michael II Fadel of Beirut (1793-1795 AD).
 65. Philippus Gemayel of Bikfaya (1795-1796 AD).
 66. Joseph VII Tyan of Beirut (1796-1808) (Died in the year 1820 AD).




 67. John XI Helou of Ghosta (1809-1823 AD).
 68. Joseph VIII Peter Hobaish of Sahel Alma (1823- 1845 AD).
 69. Joseph IX Raji El Khazen of Ajaltoun (1845-1854 AD).
 70. Paul Moubarak Massaad of Achkout (1854-1890 AD).
 71. John XII Peter El Hajj (1890-1898 AD).
 72. Elias Peter El-Houayek of Hilta (1899-1931AD).


(Patriarch Elias Hoayeck offered bread to the hungry in 1916 when the Ottomans blocked the roads to the mountains of Lebanon which resulted in the death of famine of one third of the Lebanese people).

 

The Maronite Patriarchs before the complete independance of Lebanon (1918 AD ---- 1943 AD):

 72. Elias Peter El-Houayek of Hilta (1899-1931AD).
 73. Antoine Peter Areeda of Bsharri (1932-1955 AD).

The Maronite Patriarchs after the independance of Lebanon
(1948 AD ---- Present):

 73. Antoine Peter Areeda of Bsharri (1932-1955 AD).
 74. Paul II (Boulos) Peter El-Meouchey of Jezzine (1955-1975 AD).
 75. Antonius II Peter Khraysh of Ein Ebel (1975-1985 AD).
 76. Nasrallah Peter Sfeir of Rayfoun (1985-2011 AD) (His name means "God’s Victory").
 77. Bechara Peter Rahi of Himlaya (March 15, 2011-...) (His name means "Annunciation". His last name means "Shepherd")