Antoine Hayek
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Antoine Hayek was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
and was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baniyas
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Ordained on 1 August 1954, Hayek was named archbishop on 19 July 1989, and was ordained bishop on 11 February 1990, retiring in 2006.
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...
and was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baniyas
Baniyas
Baniyas is a city of northwestern Syria, located at the foot of the hill of Qalaat el-Marqab , 55 km to the south of Latakia and 35 km north of Tartous , and a Catholic titular see under the Latin name of Balanea, which is presently vacant.It is famous for its orchards...
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Ordained on 1 August 1954, Hayek was named archbishop on 19 July 1989, and was ordained bishop on 11 February 1990, retiring in 2006.