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Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham | |
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| Ordination | 24 June 1972 |
| Consecration | 8 September 2005 |
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| Born | 20 July 1948 (1948-07-20) (age 77) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Motto | UT COGNOSCANT TE (So that they may know you) |
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Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (Arabic:مارون إلياس نعمة لحام; born 20 July 1948,Irbid,Jordan) is aJordanian Catholic prelate who served as the firstBishop of Tunis from 2005 to 2010, and the first Archbishop of Tunis from 2010 to 2012. He later served as the Patriarchal Vicar to Jordan of theLatin Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 2012 until his retirement in 2017.
On 24 June 1972 Lahham was ordained a Catholic priest in Jerusalem. He later becameFidei donum inDubai and vicar and priest in Jordan.
In 1992, Lahham received hisPhD in pastoral theology and catechesis in thePontifical Lateran University. In 1994, he was appointed rector of the Latin Seminary inBeit Jala.
On 8 September 2005 Lahham was appointed Bishop of Tunis byPope Benedict XVI and was ordained on 2 October that year in the parish church of Beit Jala by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,Michel Sabbah.
On 22 May 2010 Pope Benedict XVI raised the Diocese of Tunis to an Archdiocese and gave to Lahham the title of Archbishop of Tunis.
Less than two years later, on 19 January 2012, Lahham was recalled to theMiddle East where he becameAuxiliary Bishop and vicar of theLatin Patriarchate of Jerusalem for Jordan. He received the title ofTitular bishop of Madaba and maintained, as an individual, the dignity of archbishop.
On 6 February 2017 Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Lahham as Auxiliary Bishop of Jordan.[1]
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