Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians | |
| Church | Syriac Catholic Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 20 February 2001 |
| Term ended | 2 February 2008 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Moses I Daoud |
| Successor | Ignatius Joseph III Yonan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 17, 1954 (Priest) |
| Consecration | June 21, 1997 (Bishop) by Antony II Hayyek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Gregory Abdalahad (1930-06-30)30 June 1930 |
| Died | 4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 87) |
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad (bornPeter Gregory Abdalahad; 30 June 1930 – 4 April 2018) waspatriarch ofAntioch and all the East of theSyriac Catholic Church. He served as patriarch from 2001 to 2008, when he resigned and retired.
He was ordained priest on October 17, 1954, and consecrated bishop on June 21, 1997, by Syriac Catholic PatriarchIgnatius Antony II Hayyek, and served as auxiliary bishop ofAntioch till his appointment as Primate and Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church on February 16, 2001. His resignation was accepted on February 2, 2008. He lived inBeirut. He was succeeded byIgnatius Joseph III Yonan, who was elected as Primate and Patriarch on January 20, 2009, and his election confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on January 22, 2009.
Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad died inJerusalem on 4 April 2018.
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| Preceded by | Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem 1991–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Titular Bishop of Batnae for the Syrians 1996–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic Church 20 February 2001 – 2 February 2008 | Succeeded by |