Peter IV Géraigiry | |
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| Patriarch of Antioch | |
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| Church | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| See | Patriarch of Antioch |
| Installed | February 24, 1898 |
| Term ended | April 24, 1902 |
| Predecessor | Gregory II Youssef |
| Successor | Cyril VIII Jaha |
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| Ordination | March 16, 1862 (Priest) |
| Consecration | Febr 21, 1886 (Bishop) by Gregory II Youssef |
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| Born | Barakat Géraigiry August 6, 1841 |
| Died | April 24, 1902(1902-04-24) (aged 60) |
Peter IV Barakat Géraigiry (orJraijiry, 1841–1902) waspatriarch of theMelkite Greek Catholic Church from 1898 until 1902.
Born inZahlé,Lebanon on August 6, 1841, Géraigiry was ordainedpriest on March 16, 1862, with a special permission due to his young age. He soon set up an elementary school in Zahle and became a teacher in the patriarchal college ofBeirut. From 1874 to 1878 he studied theology inFrance. When he returned toLebanon he became director of the schools of hisdiocese. In 1882 Géraigiry was appointed delegate of the Patriarch and thus he traveled toRome,Paris,Istanbul.[1]
On February 21, 1886, patriarchGregory II Youssef consecrated bishop Géraigiry[2] and appointed him responsible of the newly created diocese ofPaneas, where he set up twenty-three Christian schools.
After the lengthy and eventful reign of Gregory II Youssef, on February 24, 1898, Géraigiry was appointed patriarch of the Melkites following his election by the Melkite synod of bishops. Although his election was considered null by the RomanCongregation of Propaganda Fide,Pope Leo XIII confirmed it shortly later. The four years of his reign were marked by crisis.[3] Some discontent arose from appointments of bishops taken without consulting the synod, and from his attempt to move the PatriarchalSee fromDamascus toBeirut. Also his relations with the Congregation of Propaganda Fide were often tense, mainly because Rome wanted him to summon a synod to define in details the powers and the autonomy of the patriarch and of all the Melkite clergy, while Géraigiry hesitated and took time. The synod never met under his reign.[1]
Peter IV Géraigiry died inBeirut on April 24, 1902.
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| Preceded by | Patriarch of Antioch 1898–1902 | Succeeded by |
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